Cervical length at 23 weeks of gestation: Prediction of spontaneous preterm delivery

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 312-317

  Heath, V C F ^a   Southall, T R ^a   Souka, A P ^a   Elisseou, A ^a   Nicolaides, K H ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

23 Week scan; Cervical length; Preterm delivery; Ultrasound screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERCLAGE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARAMETERS CONCERNING THE FETUS, NEWBORN AND PREGNANCY; PREDICTION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX;

EID: 0031740209     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1998.12050312.x     Document Type: Article

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