Clinical utility of fetal fibronectin for predicting preterm birth

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 851-856

  Swamy, Geeta K ^a   Simhan, Hyagriv N ^b   Gammill, Hilary S ^b   Heine, R Phillips ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Fetus; Fibronectin; Premature labor

Indexed keywords

FIBRONECTIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL PROTEINS; FIBRONECTINS; FORECASTING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 28344445501     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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