Endocrine assays to predict preterm delivery

Clinics in Perinatology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 837-857

  Jackson, M ^a   Dudley, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CYTOKINE; ESTRIOL; INHIBIN; RELAXIN;

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM EXAMINATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SALIVA LEVEL;

EID: 0031739438     PISSN: 00955108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0095-5108(18)30086-1     Document Type: Review

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