The utility of maternal creatine kinase in the evaluation of ectopic pregnancy

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 695-697

  Birkhahn, Robert H ^a   Gaeta, Theodore J ^a   Leo, Paul J ^a   Bove, Joseph J ^a  

^a NEW YORK METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Creatine kinase; Ectopic pregnancy; Serum markers

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE MARKER; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0033772019     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajem.2000.7327     Document Type: Article

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