Transvaginal ultrasonographic cervical assessment for the prediction of preterm delivery

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 305-309

  Hasegawa, Isao ^a,l   Tanaka, Kenichi ^a   Takahashi, Katsuyuki ^b   Tanaka, Tadao ^c   Aoki, Koji ^d   Torii, Yuichi ^e   Okai, Takashi ^f   Saji, Fumitaka ^g   Takahashi, Tsuneo ^h   Sato, Kodo ⁱ   Fujimura, Masatetsu ^j   Ogawa, Yunosuke ^k  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SENDAI CITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^c National Ookura Hospital

^d NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e Seirei Hamamatsu Hospital   (Japan)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^g OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^h Yokohama City University   (Japan)

ⁱ TORANOMON HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^j Osaka Medical College   (Japan)

^k SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^l NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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Author keywords

Cervical length; Preterm delivery; Transvaginal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOME MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY;

CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0030453892     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767059609018404     Document Type: Article

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