Preterm premature rupture of the membranes: Etiology and implications for treatment

Prenatal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 91-97

  Mercer, B M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Corticosteroids; Fetal membranes premature rupture; Preterm birth; Prom; Tocolysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003011005     PISSN: 13598635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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