The preterm prediction study: Patterns of cervicovaginal fetal fibronectin as predictors of spontaneous preterm delivery

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 177, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 8-12

  Goldenberg, R L ^a   Mercer, B M ^a   Iams, J D ^a   Moawad, A H ^a   Meis, P J ^a   Das, A ^a   McNellis, D ^a   Miodovnik, M ^a   Menard, M K ^a   Caritis, S N ^a   Thurnau, G R ^a   Bottoms, S F ^a   Klebanoff, M ^a   Yaffe, S ^a   Catz, C ^a   Fischer, M ^a   Thom, E ^a   Hauth, J C ^a   Copper, R ^a   Northen, A ^a   Mueller Heubach, E ^a   Swain, M ^a   Frye, A ^a   Lindheimer, M ^a   Jones, P ^a   Elder, N ^a   Siddiqi, T A ^a   Harger, J H ^a   Cotroneo, M ^a   Landon, M B ^a   Johnson, F ^a   Carey, J C ^a   Meier, A ^a   Van Dorsten, J P ^a   Collins, B A ^a   LeBoeuf, F ^a   Newman, R B ^a   Sibai, B ^a   Ramsey, R ^a   Fricke, J ^a   Norman, G S ^a   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Fetal fibronectin; Preterm birth

Indexed keywords

FIBRONECTIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LABOR COMPLICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; UTERINE CERVIX; VAGINA SECRETION;

EID: 0030876573     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(97)70430-7     Document Type: Article

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