Vaginal sonography and cervical incompetence

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 188, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 586-596

  Owen, John ^a   Iams, Jay D ^b   Hauth, John C ^a  

^a Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerclage; Cervical incompetence; Cervical length; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

CERCLAGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUALIZATION; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; UTERINE CERVIX DISEASE; UTERINE CERVIX INCOMPETENCE; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

EID: 0037327711     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2003.137     Document Type: Review

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