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Maternal and perinatal outcome in women with threatened miscarriage in the first trimester: a systematic review

  1. L Saraswat1,
  2. S Bhattacharya2,
  3. A Maheshwari3,
  4. S Bhattacharya4

Article first published online: 26 NOV 2009

DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02427.x

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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Volume 117, Issue 3, pages 245–257, February 2010

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Saraswat, L., Bhattacharya, S., Maheshwari, A. and Bhattacharya, S. (2010), Maternal and perinatal outcome in women with threatened miscarriage in the first trimester: a systematic review. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 117: 245–257. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02427.x

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  1. 1

    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

  2. 2

    Dugald Baird Centre for Research on Women’s Health

  3. 3

    University of Aberdeen

  4. 4

    School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen Maternity Hospital, Aberdeen, UK

*Dr L Saraswat, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Aberdeen Maternity Hospital, Aberdeen AB25 2ZL, UK. Email luckysaraswat@doctors.org.uk

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 12 JAN 2010
  2. Article first published online: 26 NOV 2009
  3. Accepted 24 September 2009. Published Online 26 November 2009.

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