Biochemical markers predictive of preterm delivery

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 158-164

  Inglis, Steven R ^a,b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LINCOLN MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biochemical markers; Pregnancy; Preterm delivery; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CYTOKINE; ELASTASE; ESTRIOL; FIBRONECTIN; METALLOPROTEINASE; PHOSPHOLIPASE; PROLACTIN; PROTEINASE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030807910     PISSN: 10647449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-0997(1997)5:2<158::AID-IDOG11>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Conference Paper

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