Diurnal influence to the onset of preterm delivery

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1003-1006

  Masood, Shabeen Naz ^a   Khan, Farida ^a   Masood, Muhammad Faraz ^b  

^a Sobhraj Maternity Hospital   (Pakistan)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diurnal rhythm; Preterm delivery; Preterm labour

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEWBORN; NIGHT; PARITY; PREMATURE LABOR; SEX DETERMINATION; TIME; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

EID: 73349117134     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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