Prediction of preterm birth in symptomatic women using decision tree modeling for biomarkers

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 198, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 468.e1-468.e9

  Hill, Jacquelyn L ^a   Campbell, M Karen ^a   Zou, Guang Yong ^a   Challis, John R G ^b   Reid, Gregor ^a   Chisaka, Hiroshi ^b,c   Bocking, Alan D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

corticotrophin releasing hormone; infection; preterm labor; recursive partitioning

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; HYDROCORTISONE;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DECISION TREE; DELIVERY; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MODEL; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 41549131368     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.01.007     Document Type: Article

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