17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate to prevent prematurity in nulliparas with cervical length less than 30 mm

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 207, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 390.e1-390.e8

  Grobman, William A ^a   Thom, Elizabeth A ^b   Spong, Catherine Y ^q   Iams, Jay D ^c   Saade, George R ^d   Mercer, Brian M ^e   Tita, Alan T N ^f   Rouse, Dwight J ^g   Sorokin, Yoram ^h   Wapner, Ronald J ⁱ   Leveno, Kenneth J ^j   Blackwell, Sean ^k   Esplin, M Sean ^l   Tolosa, Jorge E ^m   Thorp Jr , John M ⁿ   Caritis, Steve N ^o   Van Dorsten, J Peter ^p  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^e CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^g BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^m OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^o UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^p MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^q EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

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Author keywords

nulliparous; progesterone; progestogen; short cervix

Indexed keywords

GESTONORONE CAPROATE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NULLIPARA; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 84868129406     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2012.09.013     Document Type: Article

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