Enough is enough! Time for a new model of care for women with early pregnancy complications

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 2-4

  Condous, George ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Omni Gynaecological Care Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

Early pregnancy units; Ectopic pregnancy; Miscarriage; New model of healthcare; One stop approach; Ultrasound based

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; ECHOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MODEL; NOTE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 39049127004     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2007.00820.x     Document Type: Note

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