Current research in preterm birth

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1545-1549

  Williamson, Dhelia M ^a   Abe, Karon ^a   Bean, Christopher ^b   Ferré, Cynthia ^a   Henderson, Zsakeba ^a   Lackritz, Eve ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY; DISEASE CONTROL; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CENTER; HEREDITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFANT MORTALITY; INFLAMMATION; MATERNAL STRESS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL STRESS; MORBIDITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEWBORN DEATH; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEOMICS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT WELFARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL WELFARE; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; PREMATURE BIRTH; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 57349098455     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2008.1045     Document Type: Article

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