Methods used to diagnose premature rupture of membranes: A national survey of 812 obstetric nurses

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 384-389

  Atterbury, Jana L ^a   Groome, Lynn J ^a   Hoff, Charles ^b  

^a Dept Obstet Gynecol Univ S A   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; NURSING; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINA SECRETION;

FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; HUMANS; OBSTETRICAL NURSING; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031682063     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(98)00178-1     Document Type: Article

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