Pitfalls in diagnosis of interstitial pregnancy

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 82, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 867-870

  Chan, Louis Yik Si ^a   Fok, Win Yee ^a   Yuen, Pong Mo ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Interstitial pregnancy; Rupture

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ECHOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL RECORDS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTERINE RUPTURE;

EID: 0042834305     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0412.2003.00214.x     Document Type: Article

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