A comparison of sonographic cervical parameters in predicting spontaneous preterm birth in high-risk singleton gestations

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 204-210

  Guzman, E R ^a,c   Walters, C ^a   Ananth, C V ^a   O'Reilly Green, C ^b   Benito, C W ^a   Palermo, A ^a   Vintzileos, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b Lennox Hill Hospital   (United States)

^c SAINT PETER S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical cerclage; Cervical incompetence; Cervical length; Preterm delivery; Transvaginal sonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX CERCLAGE;

ADULT; CERVIX UTERI; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034837278     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0960-7692.2001.00526.x     Document Type: Article

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