Efficacy of aggressive tocolysis for preterm labor with advanced cervical dilatation

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 47-52

  Psomiadis, Nicolas ^a   Goldkrand, John ^a,b  

^a MEMORIAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced cervical dilatation; Preterm labor; Tocolysis

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; AZITHROMYCIN; BETAMETHASONE; CLINDAMYCIN; DEXAMETHASONE; INDOMETACIN; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; METRONIDAZOLE; NIFEDIPINE; RINGER LACTATE SOLUTION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULTAMICILLIN; TERBUTALINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FETUS MATURITY; FETUS MONITORING; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; STEROID THERAPY; TOCOLYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; VAGINITIS;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INDOMETHACIN; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LABOR STAGE, FIRST; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TOCOLYSIS; TOCOLYTIC AGENTS;

EID: 24044472399     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050500073142     Document Type: Article

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