The Prevalence of Antiphospholipid Antibodies in Cases of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 496-498

  Chakrabarti, Sudipta ^a   Bhunia, C ^b   Bhattacharya, D K ^c  

^a Ctr Transfus Med/Clin Research   (India)

^b Uluberia SD Hospital   (India)

^c VIVEKANANDA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RECURRENT ABORTION;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0033122896     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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