Clinical policy for the initial approach to patients presenting with a chief complaint of vaginal bleeding

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 435-458

  Smith III, E E ^a   Cantrill, S V ^a   Campbell, M ^a   Colucciello, S A ^a   Dalsey, W C ^a   Fesmire, F M ^a   Gallagher, E J ^a   Jagoda, A S ^a   Karas S , Jr ^a   Mackey, D ^a   Murphy, B A ^a   Pietrzak, M P ^a   Sayers, D G ^a   Abbott, J T ^a   Owens, S W ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; RHESUS ANTIGEN; RHESUS D ANTIBODY;

COST; ECHOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; PLACENTA PREVIA; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REVIEW; RHESUS ISOIMMUNIZATION; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; VAGINA BLEEDING;

EID: 0031027936     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(97)70364-0     Document Type: Review

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