The practical application of a mathematical model to predict the outcome of pregnancies of unknown location

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 311-315

  Kirk, E ^a,d   Condous, G ^a   Haider, Z ^a   Lu, C ^b,c   Van Huffel, S ^b,c   Timmerman, D ^b,c   Bourne, T ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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

Author keywords

Ectopic pregnancy; hCG ratio; Mathematical model; PUL

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; PROGESTERONE;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOLLOW UP; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33645961766     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.2702     Document Type: Article

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