Premature rupture of the fetal membranes: Is the amnion the major determinant?

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 195, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 510-515

  Oyen, Michelle L ^a,b   Calvin, Steven E ^b,c   Landers, Daniel V ^b  

^a Department of Biophysical Sciences and Medical Physics ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c Allina Hospitals & Clinics   (United States)

Author keywords

Amnion; Chorion; Fetal membranes; Premature rupture of the membranes; Preterm premature rupture of the membranes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNION; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS MEMBRANE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABOR; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; AMNION; BIOMECHANICS; CESAREAN SECTION; CHORION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 33746698311     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.02.010     Document Type: Article

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