Physical fitness, serum relaxin and duration of gestation

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Thorell, Eva ^a   Goldsmith, Laura ^b   Weiss, Gerson ^b   Kristiansson, Per ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RELAXIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; GESTATION PERIOD; HEALTH SERVICE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LABOR ONSET; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SWEDEN; ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; BLOOD; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; PREGNANCY, PROLONGED; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROTECTION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RISK FACTOR;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, PROLONGED; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTECTIVE FACTORS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RELAXIN; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 84939167095     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12884-015-0607-z     Document Type: Article

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