Preterm premature rupture of membranes: Aggressive tocolysis versus expectant management

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 8-12

  How, Helen Y ^a,b,c   Cook, Curtis R ^a   Cook, Vernon D ^a   Miles, David E ^a   Spinnato, Joseph A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b MARSHALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Preterm membrane rupture; Tocolysis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; SPHINGOMYELIN; STEROID;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LECITHIN SPHINGOMYELIN RATIO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID THERAPY; TOCOLYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AMNIOTIC FLUID; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; FEMALE; FETAL DISTRESS; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPHINGOMYELINS; TOCOLYSIS; TOCOLYTIC AGENTS;

EID: 0031935222     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767059809022644     Document Type: Article

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