Ectopic pregnancy in Abha, Saudi Arabia: A continuing conundrum

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 330-334

  Archibong, Eric I ^a   Sobande, Adekunle A ^b  

^a Abha Maternity Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING KHALID UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Ectopic pregnancy; Incidence; Risk factors; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; METHODOLOGY; PARITY; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI ARABIA; UTERINE TUBE;

ADULT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, MATERNITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PARITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0034173016     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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