Effect of low urine specific gravity on pregnancy testing

Journal of the American College Health Association

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 138-139

  Neinstein, Lawrence ^a   Harvey, Francine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

HCG assays; Pregnancy tests; Specific gravity

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DILUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY TEST; RELATIVE DENSITY; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0031740858     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448489809595636     Document Type: Article

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