Transvaginal ultrasound in patients with low β-human chorionic gonadotropin values: How often is the study diagnostic?

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 135-140

  Dart, R G ^a   Kaplan, B ^a   Cox, C ^a  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; METHOTREXATE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CURETTAGE; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030740974     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(97)70131-8     Document Type: Article

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