New technologies permit safe abortion at less than six weeks' gestation and provide timely detection of ectopic gestation

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 176, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1101-1106

  Edwards, J ^a   Carson, S A ^a  

^a PPHST   (United States)

Author keywords

ectopic pregnancy; Elective abortion; serum human chorionic gonadotropin; vaginal ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK MANAGEMENT; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030927195     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(97)70410-1     Document Type: Article

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