Single serum progesterone as a screen for ectopic pregnancy: Exchanging specificity and sensitivity to obtain optimal test performance

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 513-516

  McCord, M L ^a   Muram, D ^a   Buster, J E ^a   Arheart, K L ^a   Stovall, T G ^a   Carson, S A ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

diagnosis; Ectopic pregnancy; progesterone; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REFERENCE VALUE; SCREENING; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 0029791193     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(16)58560-4     Document Type: Article

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