Investigation of recurrent miscarriages

British Medical Journal

Volumn 331, Issue 7509, 2005, Pages 121-122

  Kavalier, Fred ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; EDITORIAL; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; KARYOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT ABORTION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; UTERUS MALFORMATION;

EID: 22344454647     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.331.7509.121     Document Type: Editorial

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