Treatment of preterm labor with the oxytocin antagonist atosiban

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 143-146

  Goodwin, T Murphy ^a   Valenzuela, Guillermo ^b   Silver, Helayne ^b   Hayashi, Robert ^b   Creasy, George W ^b   Lane, Rosanne ^b  

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Atosiban; oxytocin antagonists; tocolysis

Indexed keywords

ATOSIBAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOCOLYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

EID: 0029987028     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-994312     Document Type: Article

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