Erratum to: Diagnosis and Management of Ectopic Pregnancy: Green-top Guideline No. 21 (BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, (2016), 123, 13, (e15-e55), 10.1111/1471-0528.14189);Diagnosis and management of ectopic pregnancy

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 123, Issue 13, 2016, Pages e15-e55

  Elson, C J ^a   Salim, R ^b   Potdar, N ^c   Chetty, M ^d   Ross, J A ^a   Kirk, E J ^b  

^a FRCOG   (United Kingdom)

^b MRCOG   (United Kingdom)

^c MRCOG   (United Kingdom)

^d MRCOG   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC;

FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC;

EID: 85016925412     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.14983     Document Type: Erratum

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