I have studied the impact of maternal smoking on the levels of maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) and free beta human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) during the second trimester in a large series (30 727) of self-reported smokers and non-smokers whose pregnancy resulted in the birth of a normal fe
Influences of maternal smoking and fetal sex on maternal serum oestriol, prolactin, hCG, and hPl levels
✍ Scribed by K. Bremme; M. Lagerström; O. Andersson; S. Johansson; P. Eneroth
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 587 KB
- Volume
- 247
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0003-9128
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