The conservative management of first trimester miscarriages and the use of colour Doppler sonography for patient selection

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1341-1345

  Schwärzler, Peter ^a   Holden, Des ^a   Nielsen, Sven ^b   Hahlin, Mats ^b   Sladkevicius, Povilas ^a   Bourne, Thomas H ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anembryonic pregnancy; Colour Doppler ultrasonography; Conservative management; Missed abortion; Spontaneous miscarriage

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SELECTION; PLACENTA; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 17344386066     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.5.1341     Document Type: Article

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