Receiver operator characteristics and diagnostic value of progesterone and CA-125 in the prediction of ectopic and abortive intrauterine gestations

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 226-232

  Katsikis, Ilias ^a   Rousso, David ^a   Farmakiotis, Dimitrios ^a   Kourtis, Anargyros ^a   Diamanti Kandarakis, Evanthia ^b   Panidis, Dimitrios ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Abortive gestation; CA 125; Ectopic pregnancy; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

CA 125 ANTIGEN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SAMPLE SIZE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 33645869861     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2005.10.014     Document Type: Article

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