Pregnancy Outcomes Among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients in British Columbia

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 416-424

  Humphreys, Robert A ^a   Wong, Helen H L ^a   Milner, Ruth ^a   Matsuda Abedini, Mina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Pregnancy; Renal transplant; Solid organ transplant

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO PREGNANCY; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CHILDBIRTH; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; FETAL WELL BEING; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT SAFETY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; CANADA; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PREGNANCY;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; BRITISH COLUMBIA; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867594611     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)35237-9     Document Type: Article

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