The physiology of uterine contractions

Clinics in Perinatology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 665-676

  Maul, Holger ^a   Maner, William L ^a   Saade, George R ^a   Garfield, Robert E ^a,b  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE PRESSURE; LABOR; LABOR INDUCTION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MODEL; MONITORING; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TOCOLYSIS; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX INCOMPETENCE; UTERUS CONTRACTION; UTERUS FUNCTION;

EID: 0742287044     PISSN: 00955108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0095-5108(03)00105-2     Document Type: Review

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