Cervical nitric oxide release in women postterm

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 657-662

  Väisänen Tommiska, Mervi ^a   Nuutila, Mika ^a   Ylikorkala, Olavi ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LABOR; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NULLIPARA; PARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLONGED PREGNANCY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DELIVERY; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UTERINE CERVIX;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CERVIX UTERI; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; NITRIC OXIDE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PREGNANCY, PROLONGED;

EID: 16244404223     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000115509.10605.64     Document Type: Article

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