Selective chromosome analysis in couples with two or more miscarriages: Case-control study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 331, Issue 7509, 2005, Pages 137-139

  Franssen, Maureen T M ^a   Korevaar, Johanna C ^a   Leschot, Nico J ^a   Bossuyt, Patrick M M ^a   Knegt, Alida C ^a   Gerssen Schoorl, Klasien B J ^c   Wouters, Cokkie H ^d   Hansson, Kerstin B M ^d   Hochstenbach, Ron ^d   Madan, Kamlesh ^b   Van Der Veen, Fulco ^a   Goddijn, Mariette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT ABORTION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 22344452487     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38498.669595.8F     Document Type: Article

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