Uteroplacental vascular involvement in recurrent spontaneous abortion

Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 379-382

  Torry, Donald S ^a   Labarrere, Carlos A ^b   McIntyre, John A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY;

FETUS WASTAGE; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; UTERUS;

EID: 0031735161     PISSN: 1040872X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001703-199810000-00006     Document Type: Review

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