Fetal loss in threatened abortion after embryonic/fetal heart activity

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 263-266

  Tannirandorn, Y ^a   Sangsawang, S ^a   Manotaya, S ^a   Uerpairojkit, B ^a   Samritpradit, P ^a   Charoenvidhya, D ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Fetal loss, Ultrasound; Threatened abortion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; B SCAN; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS HEART RATE; FETUS WASTAGE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IMMINENT ABORTION; INCIDENCE; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0037615166     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(03)00076-6     Document Type: Article

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