Management of recurrent miscarriage: Evaluating the impact of a guideline

Human Reproduction

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1298-1303

  Franssen, M T M ^a   Korevaar, J C ^a   van der Veen, F ^a   Boer, K ^a   Goddijn, M ^a   Leschot, N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Abortion; Guideline; Implementation; Recurrent miscarriage

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; GESTATIONAL AGE; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NETHERLANDS; OBSTETRICS; OOCYTE DONATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT ABORTION; RISK FACTOR; THROMBOPHILIA; UTERUS MALFORMATION; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34447106981     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dem014     Document Type: Article

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