Vaginal Progesterone to Prevent Preterm Birth in High-Risk Women

Nursing for Women's Health

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 237-241

  Fontenot, Holly B ^a,b   Fantasia, Heidi Collins ^c,d  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Sidney Borum Jr Health Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^d Health Quarters   (United States)

Author keywords

High risk pregnancy; Preterm birth; Preterm delivery; Preterm labor; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862523784     PISSN: 17514851     EISSN: 1751486X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-486X.2012.01735.x     Document Type: Article

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