Does assessment of signs and symptoms add to the predictive value of an algorithm to rule out pregnancy?

Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 27-29

  Stanback, John ^a   Nakintu, Nuru ^b   Qureshi, Zahida ^c   Nasution, Marlina ^a  

^a FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PREGNANCY; SYMPTOM; CONTRACEPTION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; KENYA; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ALGORITHMS; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CONTRACEPTION; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; KENYA; PREGNANCY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33645241460     PISSN: 14711893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1783/147118906775275370     Document Type: Article

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