Preterm labor and birth: Where are we now?

Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 82-84

  Lyndon, Audrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; PROGESTERONE; UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

BED REST; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERINATAL CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BED REST; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CHEMOPREVENTION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PERINATAL CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PROGESTERONE; RISK FACTORS; TOCOLYTIC AGENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646118987     PISSN: 08932190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005237-200601000-00024     Document Type: Short Survey

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