Emergency department of diagnosis and management of teen pregnancy

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 58-68

  Mollen, Cynthia J ^a   Pletcher, Jonathan ^a   Lavelle, Jane ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFIXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; ERYTHROMYCIN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS LEVONORGESTREL; ETOPOSIDE; LEVONORGESTREL; METHOTREXATE; METRONIDAZOLE; SPECTINOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTRACEPTION; DELIVERY; DRUG MECHANISM; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL CARE; NAUSEA; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY TEST; RESUSCITATION; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL WORK; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037531246     PISSN: 15228401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1522-8401(03)80007-1     Document Type: Article

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