Etiology and epidemiology of preterm premature rupture of the membranes

Clinics in Perinatology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 721-734

  Lee, Thomas ^b   Silver, Helayne ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIGARETTE SMOKING; COLLAGEN METABOLISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HUMAN; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NUTRITION; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; UTERINE CERVIX; VAGINA BLEEDING;

EID: 0035185887     PISSN: 00955108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0095-5108(03)00073-3     Document Type: Review

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