Prevention of preterm parturition

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 370, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 254-261

  Iams, Jay D ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; DRUG EFFECT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX CERCLAGE; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING;

ADULT; CERCLAGE, CERVICAL; CERVICAL RIPENING; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROGESTERONE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84892593124     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMcp1103640     Document Type: Article

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