Suspected ectopic pregnancy: Can it be predicted by history and examination?

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 46, Issue JUN., 2000, Pages 1297-1298

  Gutman, Samuel J ^a   Lindsay, Krystaleah ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY; REVIEW;

FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC;

EID: 0034198743     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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