Failure of creatine kinase to predict ectopic pregnancy

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 922-924

  Korhonen, J ^a   Alfthan, H ^a   Stenman, U H ^a   Ylostalo, P ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

creatine kinase; diagnosis; Ectopic pregnancy; hCG

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; CREATINE KINASE;

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MISSED ABORTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE TUBE PREGNANCY;

EID: 0029991463     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(16)58261-2     Document Type: Article

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