Evaluation of a urinary test as a diagnostic tool of a nonprogressive pregnancy

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 783-786

  Mazouz, Silhem ^a   Lee, Jae Kwan ^b   Fernandez, Hervé ^c,d  

^a HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

^b Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^d CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND POPULATION HEALTH   (France)

Author keywords

Abnormal pregnancy; ectopic pregnancy; free hCG; hCG; intact hCG; miscarriage; urine test

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT;

AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; URINALYSIS; VAGINA BLEEDING; VAGINA PAIN;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OBSTETRICAL AND GYNECOLOGICAL; EMBRYO LOSS; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TESTS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78751591100     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.08.003     Document Type: Article

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