The epidemiology of threatened preterm labor: A prospective cohort study

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 192, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1325-1329

  McPheeters, Melissa L ^a,b   Miller, William C ^a   Hartmann, Katherine E ^a   Savitz, David A ^a   Kaufman, Jay S ^a   Garrett, Joanne M ^a   Thorp, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Gestational age; Preterm labor

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 16744369144     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.12.055     Document Type: Conference Paper

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