Human chorionic gonadotrophin levels between 15 and 17 weeks in women who subsequently develop preeclampsia

Hypertension in Pregnancy

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 95-100

  Luckas, Murray J M ^a   Meekins, Jeremy W ^a   Walkinshaw, Stephen A ^a   McFadyen, Iain R ^a   Neilson, James P ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human chorionic gonadotrophin; Preeclampsia; Second trimester

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOTROPHOBLAST; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; PREECLAMPSIA; PRENATAL SCREENING; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

EID: 0029954817     PISSN: 10641955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10641959609015692     Document Type: Article

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