Early diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy: Can we do it accurately using a biochemical profile?

Journal of Women's Health and Gender-Based Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 537-544

  Spitzer, Mark ^a,b   Pinto, Anil B M ^a   Dasgupta, Ranjan ^a   Benjamin, Fred ^a  

^a QUEENS HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; CA 125 ANTIGEN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CREATINE KINASE; ESTRADIOL; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE;

ANDROSTENEDIONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

17-ALPHA-HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CA-125 ANTIGEN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; CREATINE KINASE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; PROGESTERONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE;

EID: 0033946490     PISSN: 15246094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/15246090050073620     Document Type: Article

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