Prevention of preterm birth: Role of daily telephone contact

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 595-601

  Boehm, Frank Henry ^a   Glass, Cheryl A ^a   Reed, George W ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

labor; pregnancy outcome; premature

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEPHONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0029799254     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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