Influence of pregnancy and gestation period on some coagulation parameters among Nigerian antenatal women

Research Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 275-281

  Buseri, F I ^a   Jeremiah, Z A ^a   Kalio, F G ^b  

^a NIGER DELTA UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b Ministry of Health   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Activated partial thromboplastin time; Factor VIII; Fibrinogen; Platelet; Pregnancy; Prothrombin time

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8; FIBRINOGEN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; HYPERCOAGULABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; NIGERIA; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL PERIOD; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RISK FACTOR; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

EID: 77953416266     PISSN: 18159346     EISSN: 19936095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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