Heterotopic Pregnancy in a Large Inner-City Hospital: A Report of Two Cases

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 363-366

  Perkins, James D ^a,c   Mitchell, Mark R ^b  

^a MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Unity Health Care Inc   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia; Assisted reproduction; Ectopic pregnancy; Heterotopic pregnancy; Pelvic inflammatory disease

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE; TETRACYCLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ECHOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LAPAROTOMY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; URBAN POPULATION; UTERINE TUBE PREGNANCY;

ADULT; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, TUBAL;

EID: 1442307049     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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