The association of chronic endometritis with preterm birth

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 196, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 337.e1-337.e4

  Knudtson, Eric J ^a   Shellhaas, Cynthia ^a,c   Stephens, Julie A ^b   Senokozlieff, Molly ^a   Ye, Huaide ^c   Iams, Jay D ^a  

^a Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Maternal Fetal Medicine   (United States)

^b Center for Biostatistics   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

and preterm birth; endometritis; infection; inflammation; prematurity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOMETRITIS; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UTERUS BIOPSY;

EID: 33947659415     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.11.004     Document Type: Article

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