Prenatal microbiological risk factors associated with preterm birth.

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Published in Br J Obstet Gynaecol on March 01, 1992

Authors

H M McDonald1, J A O'Loughlin, P Jolley, R Vigneswaran, P J McDonald

Author Affiliations

1: Adelaide Medical Centre for Women and Children, Queen Victoria Hospital, Australia.

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