Abnormal vaginal flora, cervical length and preterm birth [2]

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 496-497

  Donders, G G G ^a   Riphagen, I ^a   Van Den Bosch, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LETTER; PREDICTION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX; VAGINA FLORA; VAGINITIS;

CERVICAL RIPENING; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; METRONIDAZOLE; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VAGINAL SMEARS; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 0034487594     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.2000.00275-3.x     Document Type: Letter

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