Relationship between β-hCG levels in cervicovaginal secretions and labor

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 99-102

  Ziaei, S ^a   Bahadori, A ^a   Faghihzadeh, S ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cervicovaginal hCG; Labor process

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; OXYTOCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DELIVERY ROOM; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LABOR; LABOR INDUCTION; MEASUREMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTERINE CERVIX; VAGINA SECRETION;

EID: 22144451427     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2005.03.029     Document Type: Article

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