Evaluation of a quantitative fetal fibronectin test for spontaneous preterm birth in symptomatic women

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 208, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 122.e1-122.e6

  Abbott, Danielle S ^a   Radford, Samara K ^a   Seed, Paul T ^a   Tribe, Rachel M ^a   Shennan, Andrew H ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

fetal fibronectin; preterm birth

Indexed keywords

FIBRONECTIN; FLUID FETAL FIBRONECTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

EID: 84872853357     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2012.10.890     Document Type: Article

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