A prospective evaluation of a single-visit strategy to manage pregnancies of unknown location

Human Reproduction

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1398-1403

  Condous, G ^a   Okaro, E ^a   Khalid, A ^a   Lu, C ^b   Van Huffel, S ^b   Timmerman, D ^b   Bourne, T ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ectopic pregnancy; HCG; Pregnancies of unknown location; Progesterone; Single visit

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 20344405444     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh746     Document Type: Article

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