A longitudinal study of pregnancy outcome following idiopathic recurrent miscarriage

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2868-2871

  Brigham, S A ^a   Conlon, C ^a   Farquharson, R G ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fetal cardiac activity; Idiopathic recurrent miscarriage; Pregnancy outcome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CONCEPTION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS HEART; FETUS MONITORING; GENETIC DISORDER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OLIGOMENORRHEA; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 0032710956     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.11.2868     Document Type: Article

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