Placenta
Volume 30, Issue 7 , Pages 613-618 , July 2009

The Frequency and Clinical Significance of Intra-Uterine Infection and Inflammation in Patients with Placenta Previa and Preterm Labor and Intact Membranes

  • C.-W. Park

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • K.C. Moon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • J.S. Park

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • J.K. Jun

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • B.H. Yoon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +82 2 2072 2826; fax: +82 2 765 3002.

,Accepted 14 April 2009.

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PII: S0143-4004(09)00127-1

doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2009.04.005

Placenta
Volume 30, Issue 7 , Pages 613-618 , July 2009

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