Prediction of delivery among women with early preterm labor by means of clinical characteristics alone

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 181, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1414-1418

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

^a Blockley Hall ^*

Author keywords

Prediction; Preterm delivery; Preterm labor

Indexed keywords

FIBRONECTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PREDICTION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TOCOLYSIS; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION;

EID: 0033390718     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(99)70385-6     Document Type: Article

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