Rationalizing the management of pregnancies of unknown location: Temporal and external validation of a risk prediction model on 1962 pregnancies

Human Reproduction

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 609-616

  Van Calster, B ^a,b   Abdallah, Y ^b   Guha, S ^b   Kirk, E ^b   Van Hoorde, K ^a   Condous, G ^c   Preisler, J ^b   Hoo, W ^d   Stalder, C ^b   Bottomley, C ^d   Timmerman, D ^a,e   Bourne, T ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b QUEEN CHARLOTTE S AND CHELSEA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

ectopic pregnancy; hCG; miscarriage; pregnancy of unknown location; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; M4 PREDICTION MODEL; PREGNANCIES OF UNKNOWN LOCATION; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 84873024060     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/des440     Document Type: Article

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