The preterm prediction study: Risk factors for indicated preterm births

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 178, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 562-567

  Meis, P J ^a   Goldenberg, R L ^a   Mercer, B M ^a   Iams, J D ^a   Moawad, A H ^a   Miodovnik, M ^a   Menard, M K ^a   Caritis, S N ^a   Thurnau, G R ^a   Bottoms, S F ^a   Das, A ^a   Roberts, J M ^a   McNellis, D ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Indicated preterm birth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEGRO; PREDICTION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WORK;

EID: 0031980705     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(98)70439-9     Document Type: Article

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