Maternal catecholamine levels in midpregnancy and risk of preterm delivery

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 170, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1014-1024

  Holzman, Claudia ^a   Senagore, Patricia ^a   Tian, Yan ^a   Bullen, Bertha ^a   Devos, Eric ^a   Leece, Cheryl ^a   Zanella, Adroaldo ^a   Fink, Gregory ^a   Rahbar, Mohammad H ^a   Sapkal, Anjali ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Catecholamines; Dopamine; Epinephrine; Gestational age; Norepinephrine; Pregnancy; Pregnancy outcome; Premature birth

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; DOPAMINE; NORADRENALIN;

COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; FERTILITY; HEALTH RISK; HORMONE; INFECTIVITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PATHOGENICITY; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; URINE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CATECHOLAMINE URINE LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLACENTA; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLEEP TIME; URINALYSIS; WAKEFULNESS;

CATECHOLAMINES; CREATININE; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREMATURE BIRTH; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349685089     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwp218     Document Type: Article

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