What have we learned about uterine contractions and preterm birth? The HUAM Prediction Study

Seminars in Perinatology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 204-211

  Iams, Jay D ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COITUS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; TOCOLYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TWIN PREGNANCY; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

EID: 0037661224     PISSN: 01460005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-0005(03)00018-1     Document Type: Article

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