Ultrasonographic measurement of cervical length in twin pregnancies with preterm labor: Comparison with singleton pregnancies;Mesure échographique de la longueur du col de l'utérus dans les grossesses gémellaires avec menace d'accouchement prématuré: Comparaison avec les grossesses uniques

Gynecologie Obstetrique et Fertilite

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 122-127

  Gonzalez, N ^a   Bige, V ^a   Kandoussi, S ^a   Graesslin, O ^a   Quereux, C ^a   Gabriel, R ^a  

^a HÔPITAL MAISON BLANCHE   (France)

Author keywords

Cervical length; Fetal fibronectin; Fibronectine f tale; Grossesse g mellaire; Longueur du col de l'ut rus; Preterm labor; Travail pr matur ; Twin pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ATOSIBAN; FIBRONECTIN; NIFEDIPINE; RITODRINE; UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PREMATURE LABOR; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; TWIN PREGNANCY; UTERINE CERVIX; VAGINA SMEAR;

EID: 1442310647     PISSN: 12979589     EISSN: 17696682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gyobfe.2003.12.005     Document Type: Article

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