Prevention of preterm birth-why can't we do any better?

The Lancet

Volumn 381, Issue 9862, 2013, Pages 184-185

  Norman, Jane E ^a   Shennan, Andrew H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRONECTIN; PROGESTERONE;

CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NOTE; PERINATAL DEATH; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING CESSATION; UTERINE CERVIX CERCLAGE;

EID: 84872514204     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61956-4     Document Type: Note

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