Evaluation of a risk scoring system as a predictor of preterm birth in an indigent population

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 163, Issue 3, 1990, Pages 873-879

  Owen, John ^a   Goldenberg, Robert L ^a   Davis, Richard O ^a   Kirk, Katharine A ^a   Copper, Rachel L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

premature labor; Preterm birth; risk scoring system

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HUMAN; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR, PREMATURE; MULTICENTER STUDIES; PARITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0025131412     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(90)91086-R     Document Type: Article

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