Home uterine activity monitoring: A critical review

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 778-786

  Devoe, Lawrence D ^a   Ware, Debra J ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRIOL; FIBRONECTIN;

CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS MONITORING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HOME MONITORING; HUMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL SCREENING; REVIEW; SALIVA LEVEL; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

EID: 0034462144     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003081-200012000-00008     Document Type: Review

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