Derivation of a clinical prediction model for the emergency department diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 951-960

  Buckley, Robert G ^a   King, Kerry J ^a   Disney, Jeffrey D ^a   Ambroz, Pamela K ^a   Gorman, John D ^a   Klausen, Jack H ^a  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal pain; Ectopic pregnancy; Prediction model; Vaginal bleeding

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINA BLEEDING;

EID: 0031707715     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.1998.tb02770.x     Document Type: Article

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