Decreased maternal serum placenta growth factor in early second trimester and preeclampsia

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 898-904

  Su, Y N ^a   Lee, Chien N ^a   Cheng, Wen F ^a   Shau, Wen Y ^a   Chow, Song N ^a   Hsieh, Fon J ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH FACTOR;

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL SERUM; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY PROTEINS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PRENATAL CARE; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TAIWAN;

EID: 0034989028     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(01)01341-2     Document Type: Article

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