Is a speculum examination sufficient for excluding the diagnosis of ruptured fetal membranes?

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 76, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 739-742

  Ladfors, Lars ^a   Mattsson, Lars Åke ^a   Eriksson, Margareta ^a   Fall, Ole ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid; Diagnosis; Fetal membranes; Premature rupture; Prospective study

Indexed keywords

AMINE OXIDASE (COPPER CONTAINING); ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FETUS MEMBRANE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK;

EID: 0030930722     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016349709024339     Document Type: Article

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