ACOG practice bulletin: Cervical insufficiency - Number 48, November 2003

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 81-89

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Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ELASTIN;

CERCLAGE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROSURGERY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; IMAGING; INCIDENCE; LACERATION; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX CONIZATION; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; UTERINE CERVIX INCOMPETENCE;

EID: 1842529047     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(04)00035-9     Document Type: Review

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