Predictive value of early human chorionic gonadotrophin serum profiles for fetal growth retardation

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2872-2875

  Haddad, Bassam ^a   Abirached, Fady ^b   Louis Sylvestre, Christine ^a   Blond, Josiane Le ^b   Paniel, Bernard Jean ^a   Zorn, Jean René ^b  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER INTERCOMMUNAL DE CRÉTEIL   (France)

^b Institut Cochin   (France)

Author keywords

Fetal growth retardation; Human chorionic gonadotrophin

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PREECLAMPSIA; PREMATURITY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 0032735105     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.11.2872     Document Type: Article

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