Rationalizing the follow-up of pregnancies of unknown location

Human Reproduction

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1744-1750

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

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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

Author keywords

Ectopic; HCG; Pregnancy; Regression model; Unknown location

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LAPAROSCOPY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OBSTETRIC OPERATION; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TEST; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 34447338852     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dem073     Document Type: Article

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