Intrapartum fever at term: Serum and histologic markers of inflammation

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 188, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 269-274

  Smulian, John C ^a   Bhandari, Vineet ^e   Vintzileos, Anthony M ^a   Shen Schwarz, Susan ^b   Quashie, Carlene ^d   Lai Lin, Yu Ling ^a   Ananth, Cande V ^c  

^a Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine   (United States)

^b The Department of Pathology   (United States)

^c Departments of Biostatistics and Epidemiology   (United States)

^d ALBERT EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chorioamnionitis; Fever; Inflammation; Interleukin 6; Placenta; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 6; OXYTOCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEVER; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL SERUM; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL VEIN;

EID: 0037246610     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2003.11     Document Type: Article

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