Background hCG in non-pregnant individuals: Need for more sensitive point-of-care and over-the-counter pregnancy tests

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 168-175

  Cole, Laurence A ^a   Ladner, Donald G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

hCG; OTC test; POC test; Pregnancy test; Urine hCG

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FEMALE; FETOTOXICITY; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; POINT OF CARE TESTING; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREGNANCY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TESTS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58349108055     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2008.09.107     Document Type: Article

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