Cervical length in uncomplicated pregnancy: A study of sociodemographic predictors of cervical changes across gestation

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 180, Issue 3 I, 1999, Pages 639-644

  Dijkstra, K ^a   Janssen, H C J P ^a   Kuczynski, E ^a   Lockwood, C J ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical length; Preterm delivery; Race; Stress; Transvaginal ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANUAL LABOR; NEGRO; OCCUPATION; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX;

EID: 0033051178     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(99)70267-X     Document Type: Article

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