Preterm Labor in Twins and High-Order Multiples

Clinics in Perinatology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 599-609

  Elliott, John P ^a,b  

^a Phoenix Perinatal Associates   (United States)

^b BANNER GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; DELIVERY; EPIDEMIC; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TOCOLYSIS; TWINS;

BED REST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTINS; RISK; TOCOLYTIC AGENTS; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

EID: 36549072411     PISSN: 00955108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2007.10.004     Document Type: Review

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