Platelet indices during normal pregnancy and pre-eclampsia

British Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 20-22

  Howarth, S ^a   Marshall, L R ^a   Barr, A L ^a   Evans, S ^a   Pontre, M ^a   Ryan, N ^a  

^a KING EDWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blood platelets; Mean platelet volume; Platelet count; Preeclampsia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTE VOLUME;

MOROCCAN PEPPER VIRUS;

EID: 0032959975     PISSN: 09674845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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