Pre-term pre-labour rupture of membranes: Effect of chorioamnionitis on overall neonatal outcome

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 740-743

  Oboro, V O ^a   Adekanle, B A ^a   Apantaku, B D ^a   Onadipe, O A ^a  

^a LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; NIGERIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

APGAR SCORE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 33845287654     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610600955776     Document Type: Article

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