European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 147, Issue 1 , Pages 65-68 , November 2009

Serum C-reactive protein in the differential diagnosis of ovarian masses

  • Katrin Hefler-Frischmuth

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine, Wilhelminenspital, Vienna, Austria
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  • Lukas A. Hefler

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria. Tel.: +43 1 40400 2962; fax: +43 1 40400 2911.
    • ,
  • Georg Heinze

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
    • ,
  • Veronika Paseka

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
    • ,
  • Christoph Grimm

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
    • ,
  • Clemens B. Tempfer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria

Received 11 April 2009 ,Revised 26 May 2009 ,Accepted 10 June 2009.

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PII: S0301-2115(09)00413-8

doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.06.010

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 147, Issue 1 , Pages 65-68 , November 2009

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