Reducing unnecessary coagulation testing in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 364-370

  Barron, William M ^a   Heckerling, Paul ^a,b,c   Hibbard, Judith U ^a,b,c   Fisher, Susan ^a,b,c  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032801738     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(99)00333-6     Document Type: Article

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