Survey of the management of preterm labour in Ausralia and New Zealand in 2002

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 35-38

  Cook, Collen M ^a   Peek, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Management; Preterm labour; Survey; Tocolytics

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; INDOMETACIN; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; NIFEDIPINE; STEROID; UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; LUNG EDEMA; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TOCOLYSIS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; BED REST; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROBABILITY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STEROIDS; TOCOLYSIS; VERSION, FETAL;

EID: 1242330876     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2004.00173.x     Document Type: Article

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