Assessment and Management of Bleeding in the First Trimester of Pregnancy

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 483-491

  Snell, B J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

ectopic pregnancy; gestational trophoblastic disease; pregnancy; spontaneous abortion; vaginal bleeding

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; FOLINIC ACID; IBUPROFEN; METHOTREXATE; MISOPROSTOL;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BED REST; BLASTOCYST; CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; CURETTAGE; DIARRHEA; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FERTILIZATION; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; KIDNEY DISEASE; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER DISEASE; NAUSEA; PAIN; PLACENTA DISORDER; PREGNANCY TEST; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SUBCHORIONIC HEMORRHAGE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TROPHOBLASTIC TUMOR; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; UTERUS MYOMA; VAGINA BLEEDING; VOMITING;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UTERINE HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 70350329450     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2009.08.007     Document Type: Article

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