Preterm birth categories-labels with consequences

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 210, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 97-98

  Iams, Jay D ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GESTAGEN; GESTONORONE CAPROATE; PROGESTERONE;

CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; EDITORIAL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; PREECLAMPSIA; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK REDUCTION; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; VAGINA BLEEDING;

FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH;

EID: 84893093698     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.10.013     Document Type: Editorial

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