Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in pregnancy

Primary Care Update for Ob/Gyns

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 168-171

  Mastrobattista, Joan M ^a   Ramin, Susan M ^a   Gilstrap, Larry C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PLASMAPHERESIS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

EID: 0034622380     PISSN: 1068607X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1068-607X(00)00040-8     Document Type: Article

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