Application of redefined human chorionic gonadotropin curves for the diagnosis of women at risk for ectopic pregnancy

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 454-459

  Seeber, Beata E ^a   Sammel, Mary D ^b   Guo, Wensheng ^b   Zhou, Lan ^b   Hummel, Amy ^a   Barnhart, Kurt T ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ectopic pregnancy; HCG; intrauterine pregnancy; miscarriage

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VALIDATION STUDY;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33746379624     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.12.056     Document Type: Article

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