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Original Article

Optimising the diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy

Janet BerryDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Portsmouth, UK, Correspondence[email protected]
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Mark DaveyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Princess Anne Hospital, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK,
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Mei-See HonDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Worthing Hospital, Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Worthing, UK, and
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Renée BehrensDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust, Winchester, UK
Pages 437-439 | Received 08 Jan 2015, Accepted 01 Nov 2015, Published online: 22 Mar 2016

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