Cervicovaginal fibronectin improves the prediction of preterm delivery based on sonographic cervical length in patients with preterm uterine contractions and intact membranes

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 192, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 350-359

  Gomez, Ricardo ^a   Romero, Roberto ^b   Medina, Luis ^a   Nien, Jyh Kae ^b   Chaiworapongsa, Tinnakorn ^c   Carstens, Mario ^a   González, Rogelio ^a   Espinoza, Jimmy ^b   Iams, Jay D ^d   Edwin, Sam ^b   Rojas, Iván ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fetal fibronectin; Prediction; Preterm delivery; Ultrasound; Uterine cervix

Indexed keywords

FIBRONECTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PREMATURE LABOR; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; UTERUS CONTRACTION; VAGINA SECRETION;

EID: 13444302777     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.09.034     Document Type: Article

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