Pregnant adolescents in the emergency department: Diagnosed and not diagnosed

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 125-129

  Causey, Alan L ^a   Seago, Karen ^a   Wahl, Nancy G ^a   Voelker, Cynthia L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescents; diagnosis; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0030898779     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(97)90081-4     Document Type: Article

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