Is amniotic fluid analysis the key to preterm labor? A model using interleukin-6 for predicting rapid delivery
- 1 July 1998
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier BV in American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Vol. 179 (1), 172-178
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0002-9378(98)70269-8
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