The role of infection in preterm labour and delivery

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2001, Pages 41-56

  Romero, Roberto ^a,b   Gómez, Ricardo ^a   Chaiworapongsa, Tinnakorn ^a   Conoscenti, Giancarlo ^a   Kim, Ju Cheol ^a   Kim, Yeon Mee ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE LABOR;

ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS;

EID: 17044440659     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3016.2001.00007.x     Document Type: Article

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