Screening and treatment for heritable thrombophilia in pregnancy failure: Inconsistencies among UK early pregnancy units

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 241-244

  Norrie, Gillian ^a   Farquharson, Roy G ^b   Greaves, Mike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Miscarriage; Pregnancy; Thrombophilia

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5 LEIDEN; HEPARIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN C DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN S DEFICIENCY; SCREENING TEST; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; THROMBOPHILIA; UNITED KINGDOM;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; FACTOR V; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PREGNANCY TRIMESTERS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROTEIN C DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN S DEFICIENCY; THROMBOPHILIA;

EID: 58149083101     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2008.07444.x     Document Type: Article

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