Postpartum acquired factor VIII inhibitors: Results of a survey

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-4

  Solymoss, Susan ^a,b  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acquired factor VIII inhibitor; Postpartum

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; PORCINE BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8; STEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HEMOPHILIA; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PLASMAPHERESIS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; STEROID THERAPY;

ADULT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACTOR VIII; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; INCIDENCE; LINEAR MODELS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031853214     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8652(199809)59:1<1::AID-AJH1>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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