Is maternal serum creatine kinase actually a marker for early diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy?

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 68, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 25-27

  Darai, Emile ^a   Vlastos, Georges ^a   Benifla, Jean Louis ^a   Sitbon, Didier ^a   Hassid, Jacqueline ^a   Dehoux, Monique ^a   Madelenat, Patrick ^a   Gaucher, G Durand ^a   Nunez, E ^a  

^a BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Creatine kinase; Diagnosis; Ectopic pregnancy; hCG; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CREATINE KINASE; PROGESTERONE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030248349     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-2115(96)02446-3     Document Type: Article

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