Low saliva progesterone concentrations are associated with spontaneous early preterm labour (before 34 weeks of gestation) in women at increased risk of preterm delivery

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 116, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1515-1519

  Lachelin, G C L ^a   McGarrigle, H H G ^a   Seed, P T ^b   Briley, A ^b   Shennan, A H ^b   Poston, L ^b  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Labour; Oestriol; Preterm; Progesterone; Saliva

Indexed keywords

ESTRIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LABOR ONSET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SALIVA; SALIVA ANALYSIS; TERM BIRTH;

ESTRIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROGESTERONE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALIVA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 70049096287     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02293.x     Document Type: Article

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