Comparison of cervical assessment, fetal fibronectin and fetal breathing in the diagnosis of preterm labour

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 5-9

  Senden, I P M ^a   Owen, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fetal breathing; Fetal fibronectin; Preterm labour

Indexed keywords

FIBRONECTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FETUS BREATHING; FETUS MOVEMENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PREMATURE LABOR; SCORING SYSTEM; TOCOLYSIS; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; UTERUS CONTRACTION; VAGINA SECRETION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FETUS; FIBRONECTINS; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; VAGINA;

EID: 0029982060     PISSN: 03906663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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