Clinical prediction rules for preterm birth in patients presenting with preterm labor

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 119, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1119-1128

  Bastek, Jamie A ^a,b   Sammel, Mary D ^a,b   Srinivas, Sindhu K ^a,b   McShea, Meghan A ^a,b   Foreman, Markley N ^a,b   Elovitz, Michal A ^a,b   Metlay, Joshua P ^a,b  

^a Center for Research on Reproduction and Women's Health   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL HISTORY; OBSTETRIC HISTORY; PREDICTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMOKING; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861621633     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e31825503e5     Document Type: Article

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