Observations on the sonographic measurement of cervical length and the risk of premature birth

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 17-19

  Watson, William J ^a   Stevens, Dennis ^a   Welter, Suzanne ^a   Day, Diana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Endovaginal sonography; Preterm birth; Short cervix

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; PREDICTION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UTERINE CERVIX;

ADULT; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0032914930     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767059909063147     Document Type: Article

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