Prematurity: Assessment of uterine activity

Current Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 137-142

  Pitman, M C ^a   Steer, P J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; FETUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; REVIEW; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

EID: 0029907870     PISSN: 09575847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0957-5847(96)80004-7     Document Type: Article

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