Tocolytic therapy for preterm labour: Assessing its potential for reducing preterm delivery

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 243-251

  West, Suzanne L ^a,b   Yawn, Barbara P ^d   Thorp, John M ^c   Korhonen, Maarit J H ^b,f   Savitz, David A ^b   Guess, Harry A ^b,e  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d OLMSTED MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE LABOR; RISK FACTOR; STILLBIRTH; TOCOLYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; TOCOLYSIS;

EID: 0034904080     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3016.2001.00335.x     Document Type: Article

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