Midtrimester urine human chorionic gonadotropin β-subunit core fragment levels and the subsequent development of preeclampsia

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 179, Issue 3 I, 1998, Pages 738-741

  Bahado Singh, R O ^a   Oz, U ^a   Isozaki, T ^a   Seli, E ^a   Kovanci, E ^a   Hsu, C D ^a   Cole, L ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Human chorionic gonadotropin; Pre eclampsia; Trophoblast

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT;

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TROPHOBLAST; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0031670349     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(98)70074-2     Document Type: Article

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