Failing pregnancies of unknown location: A prospective evaluation of the human chorionic gonadotrophin ratio

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 521-527

  Condous, G ^a   Kirk, E ^a   Van Calster, B ^b   Van Huffel, S ^b   Timmerman, D ^c   Bourne, T ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Failing pregnancy of unknown location; Human chorionic gonadotrophin; PUL; Transvaginal ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PREGNANCY OF UNKNOWN LOCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERUM; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UNITED KINGDOM; VAGINA BLEEDING;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33645993297     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2006.00924.x     Document Type: Article

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