Fetal fibronectin detection as a predictor of preterm birth in actual clinical practice

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 182, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1103-1106

  Lopez, Rachael L ^a   Francis, Jennifer A ^a,b   Garite, Thomas J ^a   Dubyak, Johanna M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Long Beach Memorial Breast Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Fetal fibronectin; Prematurity; Preterm birth

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; FIBRONECTIN; TERBUTALINE; UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; FEMALE; FETUS BLOOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOCOLYSIS; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION;

EID: 0034045129     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2000.105411     Document Type: Article

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