External validation of models and simple scoring systems to predict miscarriage in intrauterine pregnancies of uncertain viability

Human Reproduction

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2905-2911

  Guha, S ^a,b   Van Belle, V ^c,d   Bottomley, C ^e   Preisler, J ^b   Vathanan, V ^e   Sayasneh, A ^b   Stalder, C ^b   Timmerman, D ^f   Bourne, T ^b,f  

^a Hillingdon Hospital NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

gestational sac; miscarriage; prediction models; pregnancy of uncertain viability; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL SAC; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; SCORING SYSTEM; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

GESTATIONAL SAC; MISCARRIAGE; PREDICTION MODELS; PREGNANCY OF UNCERTAIN VIABILITY; ULTRASOUND;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROBABILITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 84885898005     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/det342     Document Type: Article

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