Management of clinical chorioamnionitis at term

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 191, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-2

  Gibbs, Ronald S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

CEREBRAL PALSY; CESAREAN SECTION; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

CHORIOAMNIONITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 4043117764     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.03.026     Document Type: Editorial

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