Comparison of two methods of cervical cerclage by ultrasound cervical measurement

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 314-317

  Rozenberg, P ^a,b   Senat M V ^a   Gillet, A ^a   Ville, Y ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER INTERCOMMUNAL   (France)

Author keywords

Cerclage; Cervical incompetence; Cervical length; Preterm delivery; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLPOTOMY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX CERCLAGE;

EID: 0037799271     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/jmf.13.5.314.317     Document Type: Article

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