Prediction of preterm delivery by sonographic estimation of cervical length

Biology of the Neonate

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 42-45

  Botsis, D ^a   Papagianni, V ^a   Vitoratos, N ^a   Makrakis, E ^a   Aravantinos, L ^a   Creatsas, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cervical length; Pregnancy; Preterm delivery; Preterm labor; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; PARITY; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX;

ADULT; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 21344443416     PISSN: 00063126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000084457     Document Type: Article

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