Guides for practitioners. Recurrent miscarriage: Principles of management

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 478-482

  Li, T C ^a  

^a JESSOP HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Controversy; Counselling; Guideline; Management; Recurrent miscarriage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RECURRENT ABORTION; COUNSELING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PREGNANCY; REVIEW;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREGNANCY; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 0031993633     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.2.478     Document Type: Article

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