Monitoring human chorionic gonadotrophin level: Evaluation of urine as an alternative specimen type

British Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 199-203

  Chen, Y N ^a   Deng, M D ^a   Zeng, L J ^a   Wu, M Y ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Chorionic gonadotropin, beta subunit, human; Quantitation; Urinalysis

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; CREATININE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE URINE LEVEL; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LABORATORY TEST; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHOBLAST; URINALYSIS;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 0032851018     PISSN: 09674845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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