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The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Volume 22, 2009 - Issue 2
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The clinical utility of fetal fibronectin in the prediction of pre-term birth in a low socio-economic setting hospital in Ecuador

Jeaneth Díaz Enrique C. Sotomayor Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Guayaquil, Ecuador
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Peter Chedraui Enrique C. Sotomayor Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Guayaquil, Ecuador; Institute of Biomedicine, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, EcuadorCorrespondence[email protected]
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Luis Hidalgo Enrique C. Sotomayor Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Guayaquil, Ecuador
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Marcela Medina Enrique C. Sotomayor Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Pages 89-93 | Received 31 Jul 2008, Accepted 28 Aug 2008, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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Gilles Faron, Lisa Balepa, José Parra, Jean-François Fils & Leonardo Gucciardo. (2020) The fetal fibronectin test: 25 years after its development, what is the evidence regarding its clinical utility? A systematic review and meta-analysis. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 33:3, pages 493-523.
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J. C. Melchor, A. Khalil, D. Wing, E. Schleussner & D. Surbek. (2018) Prediction of preterm delivery in symptomatic women using PAMG-1, fetal fibronectin and phIGFBP-1 tests: systematic review and meta-analysis. Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology 52:4, pages 442-451.
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DB Fell, AE Sprague, JM Grimshaw, AS YasseenIIIIII, D Coyle, SI Dunn, SL Perkins, WE Peterson, M Johnson, PS Bunting & MC Walker. (2014) Evaluation of the impact of fetal fibronectin test implementation on hospital admissions for preterm labour in Ontario: a multiple baseline time-series design. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 121:4, pages 438-446.
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Amy B. Boots, Luis Sanchez-Ramos, Dawn M. Bowers, Andrew M. Kaunitz, Javier Zamora & Peter Schlattmann. (2014) The short-term prediction of preterm birth: a systematic review and diagnostic metaanalysis. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 210:1, pages 54.e1-54.e10.
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Patricia Nash. (2010) Fetal Fibronectin: What Does It Mean?. Neonatal Network 29:6, pages 385-387.
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