The natural history of a positive response to transfundal pressure in women at risk for cervical incompetence

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 176, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 634-638

  Guzman, E R ^a   Vintzileos, A M ^a   McLean, D A ^a   Martins, M E ^a   Benito, C W ^a   Hanley, M L ^a  

^a SAINT PETER S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

cervical incompetence; Pregnancy; pregnancy loss; transvaginal ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT PLANNING; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; UTERINE CERVIX INCOMPETENCE; UTERINE ENDOCERVIX;

EID: 0030944215     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(97)70560-X     Document Type: Article

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