New approaches to the diagnosis of preterm labor

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 180, Issue 1 III, 1999, Pages

  Bocking, A D ^a   Challis, J R G ^a   Korebrits, C ^a  

^a ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Corticotropin releasing hormone; Cortisol; Preterm labor

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; HYDROCORTISONE;

BINDING AFFINITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PREDICTION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOCOLYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033005305     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9378(99)70709-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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