Accuracy and speed of urine pregnancy tests done in the emergency department: A prospective study

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 292-295

  Lazarenko, Gerald C ^a,b   Dobson, Cathy ^b   Enokson, Rosemarie ^b   Brant, Rollin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Point of care testing; Urine pregnancy testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646762312     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500005790     Document Type: Article

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