Expectant management of miscarriage - Prediction of outcome using ultrasound and novel biochemical markers

Human Reproduction

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 2330-2333

  Elson, J ^a   Tailor, A ^a   Salim, R ^a   Hillaby, K ^a   Dew, T ^a   Jurkovic, Davor ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Expectant management; IGFBP 1; Inhibin A; Inhibin pro C RI; Miscarriage

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; INHIBIN; INHIBIN A; INHIBIN PRO ALPHA RI; PROGESTERONE; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION THEORY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSTETRIC OPERATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PREDICTION; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DECISION TREE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DECISION TREES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBINS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN 1; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 25144446977     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dei038     Document Type: Article

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