Frequency of ectopic pregnancy in a Medical Centre, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 221-224

  Aziz, Shaista ^a   Al Wafi, Bothaina ^a   Al Swadi, Hussain ^a  

^a Royal Commission Medical Center   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Ectopic pregnancy; Risk factors; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; OVULATION INDUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI ARABIA; TREND STUDY; UTERUS MYOMA;

ADULT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SAUDI ARABIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952224998     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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