Management of sickling conditions in pregnancy

British Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 7-10

  Howard, Richard J ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; REVIEW; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0030593274     PISSN: 00071064     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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