A longitudinal study of the cervix in pregnancy using transvaginal ultrasound

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 16-18

  Cook, C M ^a   Ellwood, D A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b WODEN VALLEY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; NULLIPARA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0030067899     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1996.tb09509.x     Document Type: Article

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