The Influence of Obstetric Practices on Late Prematurity

Clinics in Perinatology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 343-360

  Fuchs, Karin ^a   Gyamfi, Cynthia ^a  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; PLACEBO; PROGESTERONE; TERBUTALINE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BIRTH RATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; OBSTETRIC CARE; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TOCOLYSIS;

DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; PREMATURE BIRTH;

EID: 43049168556     PISSN: 00955108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2008.03.004     Document Type: Review

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