Comparison of analytical sensitivity and women's interpretation of home pregnancy tests

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 391-402

  Johnson, Sarah ^a   Cushion, Michael ^a   Bond, Sharon ^a   Godbert, Sonya ^a   Pike, Joanna ^a  

^a SPD Development Company Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

hCG; home based pregnancy tests; human chorionic gonadotrophin

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMER; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGICAL AND OBSTETRIC EQUIPMENT; HOME BASED PREGNANCY TEST; HUMAN; PACKAGING; PREGNANCY TEST; PREGNANCY TEST DEVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; ADOLESCENT; DEVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARDS; URINE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84923071794     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2014-0643     Document Type: Article

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