The prevalence of positive anticardiolipin antibody in Jamaican women with spontaneous abortion and the correlation with past clinical history

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 452-454

  Wharfe, G ^a   Fletcher, H ^a   Smikle, M ^a   Frederick, J ^a   Reid, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY TITER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; JAMAICA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; THROMBOSIS;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ANTIBODIES, ANTICARDIOLIPIN; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAMAICA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 3042528541     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610410001685646     Document Type: Review

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