A proposed new test for the diagnosis of PROM based on measurement of hCG levels in the washing fluid of the posterior vaginal fornix;Proposta di un nuovo test per la diagnosi di PROM basato sul dosaggio della hCG nel liquido di lavaggio del fornice vaginale posteriore

Minerva Ginecologica

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 185-188

  Mangano, B ^a   Diani, F ^a   Faccini, G ^a   Zatti, N ^a   Zardini, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fetal membranes, premature rupture; Gonadotropins, chorionic; Vagina secretion

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAVAGE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; VAGINA;

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; HUMANS; IRRIGATION; PREGNANCY; VAGINA;

EID: 0034183284     PISSN: 00264784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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