Ultrasonographic measurement of lower uterine segment to assess risk of defects of scarred uterus

Lancet

Volumn 347, Issue 8997, 1996, Pages 281-284

  Rozenberg, P ^a   Goffinet, F ^a   Philippe, H J ^a   Nisand, I ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER INTERCOMMUNAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LABOR; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; THICKNESS; UTERUS RUPTURE;

EID: 0030058897     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(96)90464-X     Document Type: Article

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