A systematic review of intravenous immunoglobulin for treatment of unexplained recurrent miscarriage

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Ata, Baris ^a   Tan, Seang Lin ^a   Shehata, Fady ^a   Holzer, Hananel ^a   Buckett, William ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

abortion; intravenous immunoglobulin; IVIG; pregnancy loss; Recurrent miscarriage

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PLACEBO;

ALGORITHM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRACEPTION; EMBASE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MEDLINE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RECURRENT MISCARRIAGE; REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 79951947720     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.12.021     Document Type: Article

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