Antiphospholipid antibodies in chronic hypertension: The value of screening during pregnancy

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 527-531

  Parry, Samuel ^a,b   Macones, George A ^a   Roth, Nancy W ^a   Desperito, Thomas J ^a   Marzullo, Andrea ^a   Morgan, Mark A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticardiolipin antibodies; Antiphospholipid antibodies; Chronic hypertension; Lupus anticoagulant

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT; PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE;

EID: 0032429482     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-994054     Document Type: Article

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