Preterm birth prevention strategies: An analysis of three levels of surveillance for women at risk with singleton gestations

Prenatal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 157-160

  Danbe, K ^a,b   Dyson, D C ^a   Bamber, J A ^a   Ching, J ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Home uterine activity monitoring; Preterm birth

Indexed keywords

EID: 17144372891     PISSN: 13598635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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