Is primary postpartum haemorrhage a good predictor of inherited bleeding disorders?

Haemophilia

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 178-181

  Kadir, Rezan A ^a   Kingman, C E C ^a   Chi, C ^a   Lee, C A ^a   Economides, D L ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inherited bleeding disorders; Postpartum haemorrhage; Von Willebrand disease

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTEPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING DISORDER; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; INTERVIEW; MULTIPARA; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE;

ADULT; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HEMORRHAGIC DISORDERS; HUMANS; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 33846899043     PISSN: 13518216     EISSN: 13652516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2516.2006.01413.x     Document Type: Article

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