Single serum activin A testing to predict ectopic pregnancy

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1748-1753

  Florio, Pasquale ^a   Severi, Filiberto Maria ^a   Bocchi, Caterina ^a   Luisi, Stefano ^a   Mazzini, Massimo ^a   Danero, Secondo ^a   Torricelli, Michela ^a   Petraglia, Felice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; PROGESTERONE; ACTIVIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPEN STUDY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; BLOOD; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROC CURVE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ACTIVINS; ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; PROGESTERONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE;

EID: 34249861544     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2006-2188     Document Type: Article

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