Preterm contractions in community settings : II. predicting preterm birth in women with preterm contractions

Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 43-46

  Hueston, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

FEMALE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UTERINE CONTRACTION; WISCONSIN;

EID: 0032125184     PISSN: 00297828     EISSN: 15339866     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00006250-199807000-00009     Document Type: Article

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