Heterophile antibody blocking agent to confirm false positive serum human chorionic gonadotropin assay

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 101, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2003, Pages 1144-1146

  Esfandiari, Navid ^a   Goldberg, Jeffrey M ^a,b  

^a Ctr Adv Res Hum Repro I   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLIMACTERIUM; CURETTAGE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MOUSE; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TROPHOBLASTIC DISEASE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0038636593     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(02)02619-4     Document Type: Article

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