Elevated prepartum fibrinogen levels are not associated with a reduced risk of postpartum hemorrhage

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1451-1453

  Peyvandi, F ^a   Biguzzi, E ^a   Franchi, F ^a   Bucciarelli, P ^a   Acaia, B ^b   Zaina, B ^b   Musallam, K M ^a  

^a Fondazione Luigi Villa   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD GROUP O; BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPISIOTOMY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; PARITY; PLACENTA WEIGHT; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETAINED PLACENTA; RISK REDUCTION; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863431583     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2012.04755.x     Document Type: Letter

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