Thrombophilia and repeated in vitro fertilisation and embryo transfer failure: An open issue

Pierpaolo Di Micco; Maristella D’Uva; Corrado Lodigiani; Lidia Luciana Rota

doi:10.1160/TH09-09-0674

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 2010; 103(02): 472-473
DOI: 10.1160/TH09-09-0674

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Thrombophilia and repeated in vitro fertilisation and embryo transfer failure: An open issue

Authors

Pierpaolo Di Micco

¹Thrombosis Center, Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Milan, Italy

²Division of Medicine, Fatebenefratelli Hospital of Naples, Italy
Maristella D’Uva

³Department of Human Reproduction, Federico II University of Naples, Naples, Italy
Corrado Lodigiani

¹Thrombosis Center, Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Milan, Italy
Lidia Luciana Rota

¹Thrombosis Center, Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Milan, Italy

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