Ectopic pregnancy: Recent developments and changing concepts

Ultrasound Quarterly

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 247-257

  Wachsberg, Ronald H ^a,b  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Ectopic pregnancy; Pelvis; Pregnancy complications; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; METHOTREXATE;

ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0032420384     PISSN: 08948771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00013644-199812000-00006     Document Type: Article

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