Massive immunoglobulin treatment in women with four or more recurrent spontaneous primary abortions of unexplained aetiology

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2620-2623

  Yamada, Hideto ^a   Kishida, Tatsuro ^a   Kobayashi, Noriko ^a   Kato, Emi H ^a   Hoshi, Nobuhiko ^a   Fujimoto, Seiichiro ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Immunoglobulin; Recurrent spontaneous abortion

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FETUS DISTRESS; FETUS WASTAGE; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MOSAICISM; PREMATURE LABOR; RECURRENT ABORTION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TETRAPLOIDY;

EID: 0031690068     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.9.2620     Document Type: Article

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