Tranexamic acid for postpartum bleeding

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 220-221

  Roberts, Ian ^a   Ker, Katharine ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cesarean delivery; Keywords; Postpartum bleeding; Tranexamic acid

Indexed keywords

TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ANEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CESAREAN SECTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMAN; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NOTE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 80955158449     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2011.09.001     Document Type: Article

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