Value of routine transvaginal ultrasound scan in women requesting early termination of pregnancy

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 426-428

  Sinha, Prabha ^a   Pradhan, A ^a   Chowdhury, Vandana ^a  

^a St Leonards on Sea   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY CYST; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERUS BICORNIS;

ABORTION, INDUCED; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 3042577366     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610410001685583     Document Type: Article

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