Preterm labor in twins and high-order multiples

Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 429-439

  Elliott, John P ^a,b  

^a Phoenix Perinatal Associates   (United States)

^b BANNER GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BETAMETHASONE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; ERGOT ALKALOID; IBUPROFEN; INDOMETACIN; KETOROLAC TROMETAMOL; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MISOPROSTOL; NIFEDIPINE; OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN DERIVATIVE; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; RITODRINE; TERBUTALINE; UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

DELIVERY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOME MONITORING; HUMAN; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; STRESS; TOCOLYSIS; TWIN PREGNANCY; UTERUS; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; PROGESTERONE; TOCOLYTIC AGENTS; UTERINE MONITORING;

EID: 23944470063     PISSN: 08898545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ogc.2005.04.003     Document Type: Review

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