Cervical incompetence: A reappraisal of an obstetric controversy

Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 377-387

  Althuisius, Sietske M ^a   Dekker, Gustaaf A ^b   Van Geijn, Herman P ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; HUMAN; OBSTETRICS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREMATURE LABOR; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX CERCLAGE; UTERINE CERVIX INCOMPETENCE;

BED REST; CERCLAGE, CERVICAL; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; UTERINE CERVICAL INCOMPETENCE;

EID: 0036305122     PISSN: 00297828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006254-200206000-00023     Document Type: Review

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