Indications and outcome of anti-phospholipid syndrome testing in an obstetric population at Sabah Women & Children Hospital, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo Malaysia

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 399-401

  Valayatham, Vijayan ^a  

^a Sabah Women and Children's Hospital   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antiphospholipid antibody; Antiphospholipid syndrome; Intrauterine death; Intrauterine growth restriction; Pre Eclampsia; Recurrent miscarriages

Indexed keywords

LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT; PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY;

ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; PREGNANT WOMAN; SCREENING;

ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL AUDIT; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; SEROLOGIC TESTS; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 84867011454     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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