Maternal serum dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate levels and the efficiency of labor in young nulliparas

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1069-1070

  Rizk, D E E ^a   Goolsby, L ^a   Schlecht, K ^a   Racowsky, C ^a   Gelety, T ^a   Reed, K ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRASTERONE;

ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ANDROGEN METABOLISM; HUMAN; LABOR; LABOR INDUCTION; LETTER; NULLIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029825244     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(96)88353-0     Document Type: Letter

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3. Liapis A Hassiakos D Sarantakou A Dinas G Zourlas PA The role of steroid hormones in cervical ripening Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol 20 1993 163 166