Shortened duration of human chorionic gonadotrophin surveillance following complete or partial hydatidiform mole: Evidence for revised protocol of a UK regional trophoblastic disease unit

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 760-762

  Sebire, N J ^a   Foskett, M ^a   Short, D ^a   Savage, P ^a   Stewart, W ^b   Thomson, M ^b   Seckl, M J ^a  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

hCG; Hydatidiform mole; Molar pregnancy; pGTN; Surveillance; Trophoblastic disease

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TROPHOBLASTIC DISEASE; TROPHOBLASTIC TUMOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34249038918     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01320.x     Document Type: Article

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