Does a prediction model for pregnancy of unknown location developed in the UK validate on a US population?

Human Reproduction

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2434-2440

  Barnhart, K T ^a,b   Sammel, M D ^b   Appleby, D ^b   Rausch, M ^a   Molinaro, T ^a   Van Calster, B ^c   Kirk, E ^d   Condous, G ^e   Van Huffel, S ^c   Timmerman, D ^f   Bourne, T ^f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Division of Endocrinology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^g IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ectopic pregnancy; prediction model; pregnancy of unknown location

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE; PREDICTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956928539     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deq217     Document Type: Article

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