Amniotic fluid alpha-fetoprotein is not a useful biological marker of pregnancy outcome

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1031-1034

  Verspyck, E ^a   Degre S ^a   Hellot, M F ^a   Descargues, G ^a   Philippe, C ^a   Labadie, G ^b   Benichou J ^a   Lemoine, J P ^a   Marpeau, L ^a  

^a ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Belvedere Hospital   (France)

Author keywords

Alpha fetoprotein; Amniocentesis; Pregnancy complications; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; FETUS MEMBRANE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEMBRANE RUPTURE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PLACENTA; PREDICTION; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; AMNIOCENTESIS; AMNIOTIC FLUID; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0032712453     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0223(199911)19:11<1031::AID-PD684>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Article

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