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Original Article

High interleukin-16 concentrations in the early second trimester amniotic fluid: an independent predictive marker for preterm birth

Te-Yao HsuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, TaiwanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Hao LinDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Kuo-Chung LanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Chia-Yu OuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Ching-Chang TsaiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Bi-Hua ChengDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Kuender D. YangDepartment of Pediatrics, Chang Bing Show Chwan Memorial Hospital, Taiwan
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Yi-Hsun WongDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Tiao-Hsien HungDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Pi-Yu HsiaoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Hui-Fen KaoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nantou Hospital, Department of Health, Executive Yuan, Republic of China
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Pages 285-289 | Received 24 Feb 2012, Accepted 13 Sep 2012, Published online: 29 Oct 2012

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