An elevated amniotic fluid matrix metalloproteinase-8 level at the time of mid-trimester genetic amniocentesis is a risk factor for spontaneous preterm delivery
- 1 November 2001
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Vol. 185 (5) , 1162-1167
- https://doi.org/10.1067/mob.2001.117678
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