Predicting delivery within 48 hours in women treated with parenteral tocolysis

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 432-436

  Macones, George A ^a   Segel, Sally Y ^a   Stamilio, David M ^a   Morgan, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM SULFATE;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; PREDICTION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOCOLYSIS; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; TOCOLYTIC AGENTS;

EID: 0033104273     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(98)00412-8     Document Type: Article

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