Fetal membrane histology in preterm premature rupture of membranes: Comparison to controls, and between antibiotic and placebo treatment

Pediatric and Developmental Pathology

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 552-558

  Bendon, R W ^a,b   Faye Petersen, O ^a   Pavlova, Z ^a   Qureshi, F ^a   Mercer, B ^a   Miodovnik, M ^a   Das, A F ^a   Meis, P J ^a   Moawad, A H ^a   Iams, J D ^a   Mcnellis, D ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b KOSAIR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Histology; Placenta; Premature rupture of membranes

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; FETUS MEMBRANE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABOR; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHORION; EXTRAEMBRYONIC MEMBRANES; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032705797     PISSN: 10935266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100249900161     Document Type: Article

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