A collaborative framework for managing pregnancy loss in the emergency department

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 730-738

  Bacidore, Vicki ^a   Warren, Nicole ^b   Chaput, Christine ^a   Keough, Vicki A ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Emergency treatment; Pregnancy loss

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449825091     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2009.01075.x     Document Type: Article

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