Emergency department pregnancy testing

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 59-65

  Olshaker, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ectopic pregnancy; human chorionic gonadotropin; pregnancy; serum progesterone; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

CLINICAL LABORATORY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PREGNANCY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; REVIEW; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0029969440     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0736-4679(95)02049-7     Document Type: Article

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