Successful pregnancy with low molecular weight heparin in two women with recurrent miscarriage of unknown etiology

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 90-92

  Miyashita, Yoshihiro ^a   Waguri, Masako ^a   Nakanishi, Isao ^a   Suehara, Noriyuki ^a   Fujita, Tomio ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Low molecular weight heparin; Recurrent miscarriage

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; DALTEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT; PREDNISONE;

ADOPTIVE IMMUNOTHERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONCEPTION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DELIVERY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; THROMBOCYTE DISORDER;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; ADULT; ANTICOAGULANTS; FEMALE; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0038289057     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0897.2003.01170.x     Document Type: Article

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