The role of vitamin C in prevention of preterm premature rupture of membranes

Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Lotfabadi, Leili Hafizi ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Fetal membranes; Pregnancy; Premature rupture; Prevention and control

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; FERROUS SULFATE; FOLIC ACID; IRON; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AMNION; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHORION; COLLAGEN METABOLISM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DATA COLLECTION METHOD; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 84873189433     PISSN: 20741804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5812/ircmj.5138     Document Type: Article

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