Serum progesterone and human chorionic gonadotrophin measurements in the evaluation of ectopic pregnancy

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 319-323

  O'Leary, Peter ^a,b   Nichols, Christopher ^a   Feddema, Peter ^a   Lam, Tany ^a   Aitken, Michael ^a  

^a KING EDWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; PROGESTERONE;

ARTICLE; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0029781173     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.1996.tb02720.x     Document Type: Article

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