Effect of Sairei-to combined with aspirin and prednisolone on four recurrent reproductive failure women who are positive for anti-phospholipid antibodies

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 659-663

  Takakuwa, Koichi ^a   Ishii, Keisuke ^a   Takaki, Yoshihiro ^a   Natsume, Norihiro ^a   Adachi, Hiroshi ^a   Kurata, Hitoshi ^a   Tamura, Masaki ^a   Kurabayasi, Takumi ^a   Tanaka, Kenichi ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antiphospholipid Antibodies; Corticosteroid Hormone; Low Dose Aspirin; Reproductive Failure; Sairei to

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY; PREDNISOLONE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; SAIREI TO; SAIREI-TO;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CASE REPORT; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHORION VILLUS; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY DISORDER; RECURRENT ABORTION; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THROMBOGENESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADULT; BLOOD; DRUG COMBINATION; PHYTOTHERAPY; PREGNANCY;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID; ASPIRIN; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PREDNISOLONE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 1542568469     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X03001326     Document Type: Article

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