Progesterone and preterm labor - Still no definite answers

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 357, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 499-501

  Thornton, Jim G ^a,b  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF EXAMINATION; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 34547626066     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe078097     Document Type: Editorial

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