Human chorionic gonadotropin assay in cervical secretions for accurate diagnosis of preterm labor

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 132-138

  Gurbuz, A ^a,b   Karateke, A ^a   Ozturkmen, M ^a   Kabaca, C ^a  

^a Zeynep Kamil Women Children Dis E ^*  (Turkey)

^b Selamicesme   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cervical human chorionic gonadotropin; Preterm delivery; Preterm labor

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERINATOLOGY; PREDICTION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

EID: 1942520318     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2003.10.007     Document Type: Article

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