Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 71, Issue 5 , Pages 267-269 , May 2008

Potential Role of Intravenous Immunoglobulin in the Management of Peripartum Maternal Thrombocytopenia Due to Various Causes

  • Fu-Nan Cho

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Fu-Nan Cho, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, 386, Ta-Chung 1st Road, Kaohsiung 813, Taiwan, R.O.C
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  • Cheng-Bin Liu

Received 7 March 2007 ,Accepted 6 December 2007.

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PII: S1726-4901(08)70119-9

doi: 10.1016/S1726-4901(08)70119-9

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 71, Issue 5 , Pages 267-269 , May 2008

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