Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy for recurrent spontaneous abortion: A meta-analysis

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 69-76

  Daya, Salim ^a   Gunby, Joanne ^a   Clark, David A ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Immunotherapy; Intravenous immunoglobulin; Meta analysis; Recurrent spontaneous abortion

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; META ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT ABORTION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 0031985986     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1998.tb00337.x     Document Type: Article

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