Development of a multiple marker test for ectopic pregnancy

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 573-582

  Rausch, Mary E ^a   Sammel, Mary D ^a   Takacs, Peter ^a   Chung, Karine ^a   Shaunik, Alka ^a   Barnhart, Kurt T ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CREATINE KINASE; HUMAN PLACENTA LACTOGEN; INHIBIN A; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; PLACENTA PROTEIN 14; PREGNANCY ASSOCIATED PLASMA PROTEIN A; PREGNANCY SPECIFIC BETA1 GLYCOPROTEIN; PROGESTERONE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE MARKER TEST; PAIN; PREGNANCY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952024199     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e31820b3c61     Document Type: Article

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