Chorioamnionitis and mid-trimester pregnancy loss

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 281-285

  Ugwumadu, Austin ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chorioamnionitis; Mid trimester pregnancy loss; Perinatal pathology

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; GENITAL SYSTEM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; PATHOGENESIS; PERINATAL PERIOD; PLACENTA DISORDER; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SECOND TRIMESTER ABORTION; SOCIAL ASPECT; THROMBOPHILIA; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; UTERINE CERVIX INCOMPETENCE; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PLACENTA; PLACENTA DISEASES; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 78649697014     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000314018     Document Type: Review

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