Evaluation of syracuse healthy start's program for abnormal flora management to reduce preterm birth among pregnant women

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1020-1028

  Koumans, Emilia H ^a   Lane, Sandra D ^b   Aubry, Richard ^c   DeMott, Kathleen ^d   Webster, Noah ^e   Levandowski, Brooke A ^f   Berman, Stuart ^a   Markowitz, Lauri E ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS   (United Kingdom)

^e CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f IPAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial; Premature birth; Prenatal care; Vaginosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE; VAGINITIS;

COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FEMALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEW YORK; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PRENATAL CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 81855206680     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-010-0661-0     Document Type: Article

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