Diagnosis of early preterm labour

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 113, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2006, Pages 60-67

  Herbst, A ^a   Nilsson, C ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Clinical diagnosis; Early preterm labour; Fetal fibronectin; Prediction; Transvaginal ultrasonographic scanning

Indexed keywords

ATOSIBAN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FIBRONECTIN; TERBUTALINE; UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DELIVERY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; GESTATIONAL AGE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MEMBRANE RUPTURE; MORBIDITY; OUTPATIENT; PREDICTION; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; UTERUS CONTRACTION; VAGINA BLEEDING;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

EID: 33845572840     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2006.01125.x     Document Type: Review

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