Ultrasound diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy

Australasian Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 29-33

  Winder, Simon ^a   Reid, Shannon ^a   Condous, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 85009666023     PISSN: 18366864     EISSN: 22050140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2205-0140.2011.tb00192.x     Document Type: Article

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