Pregnancy outcome in women with factor v Leiden and recurrent miscarriage

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 116, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 995-998

  Jivraj, S ^a   Makris, M ^b   Saravelos, S ^a   Li, T C ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Leiden; Miscarriage; Pregnancy; Recurrent; Thrombophilia

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5 LEIDEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT ABORTION;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FACTOR V; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65549083856     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02168.x     Document Type: Article

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