Rates of and factors associated with recurrence of preterm delivery

JAMA

Volumn 283, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1591-1596

  Adams, Melissa M ^a,b   Elam Evans, Laurie D ^a   Wilson, Hoyt G ^a   Gilbertz, David A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0034701291     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.283.12.1591     Document Type: Article

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