Outcome of pregnancies with rapid embryonic heart rates in the early first trimester

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 175, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 67-69

  Doubilet, Peter M ^a   Benson, Carol B ^a   Chow, Jeanne S ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMBRYO; FETUS MONITORING; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0034086489     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.175.1.1750067     Document Type: Article

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