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Emergency department point-of-care ultrasound diagnosis of a complete molar pregnancy presenting as first trimester bleeding

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  1. Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada

    Ryan Henneberry & Kirsten Weagle

  2. Department of Emergency Medicine, QEII HSC, NS, Halifax, Canada

    Ryan Henneberry

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Henneberry, R., Weagle, K. Emergency department point-of-care ultrasound diagnosis of a complete molar pregnancy presenting as first trimester bleeding. Can J Emerg Med 24, 783–785 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43678-022-00362-5

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