Preterm labour - Is bacterial vaginosis involved?

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 231-234

  Odendaal, H J ^a   Popov, I ^a   Schoeman, J ^a   Smith, M ^a   Grove D ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; METRONIDAZOLE;

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATION PERIOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; GRAM STAINING; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL DEATH; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIMIGRAVIDA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SECOND TRIMESTER ABORTION; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; VAGINA SMEAR; VAGINITIS;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GRAVIDITY; HUMANS; METRONIDAZOLE; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK FACTORS; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 0036259152     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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