Bacterial vaginosis and preterm delivery: An open question

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 313-318

  De Seta, Francesco ^a   Sartore, Andrea ^a   Piccoli, Monica ^a   Maso, Gianpaolo ^a   Zicari, Sandro ^a   Panerari, Francesca ^a   Guaschino, Secondo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Delivery; Labor complications

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; ITALY; LABOR COMPLICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NULLIPARA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; VAGINITIS;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; ITALY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PREVALENCE; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 18844376098     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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