Reactive thrombocytosis after caesarean section and vaginal delivery: Implications for maternal thromboembolism and its prevention

British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 411-414

  Atalla, Rami K ^a   Thompson, John R ^a   Oppenheimer, Christina A ^a   Bell, Stephen C ^a   Taylor, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOSIS; THROMBOEMBOLISM; UNITED KINGDOM; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; THROMBOCYTOSIS; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 0034097816     PISSN: 03065456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2000.tb13239.x     Document Type: Article

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