Peripheral joint laxity increases in pregnancy but does not correlate with serum relaxin levels

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 174, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 667-671

  Schauberger, C W ^a   Rooney, B L ^a   Goldsmith, L ^a   Shenton, D ^a   Silva, P D ^a   Schaper, A ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Joint laxity; pregnancy; relaxin

Indexed keywords

RELAXIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT DISLOCATION; JOINT LAXITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0030039592     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(96)70447-7     Document Type: Article

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