Can examination of the cervix provide useful information for prediction of cervical incompetence and following preterm labour?

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 296-300

  Rocco, Broso Pasquale ^a   Garrone, Carla ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; PREDICTION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX INCOMPETENCE;

EID: 0032826357     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.1999.tb03400.x     Document Type: Article

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