The effect of changes in atmospheric pressure on the occurrence of the spontaneous onset of labor in term pregnancies

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 174, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1192-1199

  Noller, K L ^a   Resseguie, L J ^a   Voss, V ^a   Cefalo, R C ^a   Ross, M G ^a   Kirschbaum, T H ^a   Repke, J T ^a   Socol, M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

atmospheric pressure; Barometric pressure; labor; onset of labor; pregnancy; weather

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WEATHER;

EID: 0029875310     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(96)70661-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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