Antenatal care in pregnancies at risk of alloimmune thrombocytopenia: Report of 19 cases in 16 families

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 68, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 67-73

  Kanhai, Humphrey H H ^a   Porcelijn, Leendert ^b   Van Zoeren, Diny ^a   Klumper, Frans ^a   Viëtor, Henk ^a   Meerman, Robert H ^a   Brand, Anneke ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b CENTRAL LABORATORY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

(Neonatal) Alloimmune thrombocytopenia; Bleeding complications in thrombocytopenic fetuses; Cordocentesis; Fetomaternal haemorrhage; NAITP

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CORDOCENTESIS; FEMALE; FETUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030249855     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-2115(96)02485-2     Document Type: Article

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