Maternal serum inhibin A levels may predict pregnancy outcome in women with threatened abortion

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 468-470

  Florio, Pasquale ^a   Luisi, Stefano ^a   D'Antona, Donato ^b   Severi, Filiberto M ^a   Rago, Giuseppe ^a   Petraglia, Felice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INHIBIN A;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMINENT ABORTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL SERUM; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VAGINA BLEEDING;

EID: 1242284167     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2003.08.008     Document Type: Article

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