Predicting Preterm Labour: Current Status and Future Prospects

Disease Markers

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Georgiou, Harry M ^a,b,c   Di Quinzio, Megan K W ^a,b   Permezel, Michael ^a,b   Brennecke, Shaun P ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MERCY HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (Australia)

^c ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; INTERLEUKIN 1; PROTEINASE;

AMNION FLUID; AMNIONITIS; BLOOD; BODY FLUIDS AND SECRETIONS; CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; CERVICOVAGINAL FLUID; FEMALE; HUMAN; PREDICTION; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SALIVA; SCREENING TEST; SPONTANEOUS PREMATURE LABOR; THREATENED PREMATURE LABOR; URINE; BODY FLUID; METABOLISM; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY;

BIOMARKERS; BODY FLUIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84934301426     PISSN: 02780240     EISSN: 18758630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/435014     Document Type: Review

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