Management of vaginal bleeding presenting to the accident and emergency department

Journal of Accident and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 130-135

  Buckingham, Karen ^a   Fawdry, Alison ^a   Fothergill, Diana ^a  

^a NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; SCHOOL CHILD; ULTRASOUND; VAGINA BLEEDING;

EID: 0033024545     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.16.2.130     Document Type: Article

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