The value of amniotic fluid interleukin-6 determination in patients with preterm labor and intact membranes in the detection of microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity
- 1 October 1994
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Vol. 171 (4) , 901-911
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0002-9378(94)70057-5
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