Treatment of antiphospholipid syndrome in pregnancy - A systematic review of randomized therapeutic trials

Thrombosis Research

Volumn 114, Issue 5-6 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 419-426

  Lassere, Marissa ^a   Empson, Marianne ^b  

^a ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anticardiolipin antibody; Heparin; Lupus anticoagulant; Spontaneous abortion; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; HEPARIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT; PREDNISONE; WARFARIN;

ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSE RESPONSE; FETUS WASTAGE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIBODIES, ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ASPIRIN; CLINICAL TRIALS; FEMALE; HEPARIN; HUMANS; PLACEBOS; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 7044274078     PISSN: 00493848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2004.08.006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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