Transvaginal ultrasonography examination of the uterine cervix in hospitalised women undergoing preterm labour

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 3-11

  Vendittelli, Françoise ^a,b   Voluménie, Jean Luc ^a  

^a Service de Gynecologie Obstetrique   (Guadeloupe)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Cervical length; Cervical wedging or funnelling; Cervix; Pregnancy; Preterm delivery; Preterm labour; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

FIBRONECTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TOCOLYSIS; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX CERCLAGE; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION;

EID: 0343618737     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(99)00206-7     Document Type: Review

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