Pessaries for the treatment of incompetent cervix and premature delivery

Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 443-448

  Newcomer, Julianne ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVICE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PREMATURE LABOR; REVIEW; UTERINE CERVIX CERCLAGE; UTERINE CERVIX INCOMPETENCE; VAGINA PESSARY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; RISK FACTORS; UTERINE CERVICAL INCOMPETENCE;

EID: 0033941897     PISSN: 00297828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006254-200007000-00023     Document Type: Review

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