Progestogens for preterm birth prevention: A systematic review and meta-analysis by drug route

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 287, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1059-1066

  Velez Edwards, Digna R ^a,b   Likis, Frances E ^b   Andrews, Jeffrey C ^a,b   Woodworth, Alison L ^c   Jerome, Rebecca N ^a,c   Fonnesbeck, Christopher J ^b   Nikki McKoy, J ^b   Hartmann, Katherine E ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Pathology Microbiology and Immunology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; Pregnancy; Preterm birth; Progestogen; Review

Indexed keywords

ALLYLESTRENOL; CHLORMADINONE ACETATE; GESTAGEN; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; PROGESTERONE; RITODRINE;

BAYES THEOREM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NEWBORN DEATH; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREMATURE LABOR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; BAYES THEOREM; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MEDLINE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROGESTINS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84878106147     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: 14320711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-013-2789-9     Document Type: Review

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