Accuracy of clinical diagnostic methods of threatened abortion

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 38-42

  Yip, Shing Kai ^a   Sahota, Daljit ^a   Cheung, Lai Ping ^a   Lam, Peggo ^a   Haines, Christopher John ^a   Kwok Hung Chung, Tony ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Abortion, threatened; Ectopic pregnancy; Physical examination, bleeding; Structured interview, bleeding; Ultrasonography, threatened abortion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMMINENT ABORTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX; VAGINA BLEEDING;

ABORTION, THREATENED; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0042925334     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000072482     Document Type: Article

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