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Changing trends in the laparoscopic management of ectopic pregnancy in a London district general hospital: 7-years experience

F. O. Odejinmi Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Whipps Cross University Hospital, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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M. I. Rizzuto Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Whipps Cross University Hospital, London, UK
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R. E. Macrae Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Whipps Cross University Hospital, London, UK
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V. Thakur Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Whipps Cross University Hospital, London, UK
Pages 614-617 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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