Selenium deficiency and miscarriage: A possible link?

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 130-132

  Barrington, J W ^a   Lindsay, P ^a   James, D ^b   Smith, S ^b   Roberts, A ^a  

^a LLANDOUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Cardiff Royal Infirmary   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SELENIUM;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELENIUM DEFICIENCY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; SELENIUM; SERUM ALBUMIN;

EID: 0030040803     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1996.tb09663.x     Document Type: Article

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