Diagnosis of acute and persistent ectopic pregnancy

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 9-22

  Graczykowski, Jacek W ^a,c   Seifer, David B ^b  

^a Rockford Health System   (United States)

^b ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; PROGESTERONE;

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; LAPAROSCOPY; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ACUTE DISEASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DILATATION AND CURETTAGE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; OVARIAN CYSTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; PROGESTERONE;

EID: 0033386697     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003081-199903000-00005     Document Type: Review

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