Unexplained recurrent miscarriage: How can we explain it?

Human Reproduction

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1882-1886

  Saravelos, Sotirios H ^a   Li, Tin Chiu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

idiopathic; recurrent miscarriage; sporadic miscarriage; unexplained

Indexed keywords

AGE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONCEPTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KARYOTYPE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT ABORTION; REVIEW;

EID: 84863600739     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/des102     Document Type: Review

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