Prediction of preterm labour in multiple pregnancies

Bailliere's Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 53-66

  Ni Chuileannain, F ^a   Brennecke, S ^a  

^a ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cervical assessment; Cytokines; Fetal fibronectin; Home uterine activity monitoring; Infection; Risk scoring

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERFERON;

BIOCHEMISTRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERUS CONTRACTION; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

EID: 0031726102     PISSN: 09503552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0950-3552(98)80039-4     Document Type: Article

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