Relation of cervical length at 22-24 weeks of gestation to demographic characteristics and obstetric history

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 737-744

  Palma Dias, R S ^a,b,c   Fonseca, M M ^b   Stein, N R ^a   Schmidt, A P ^a   Magalhaes J A ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b Clínica de Ultra som Alpha   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cervical length; Perinatal medicine; Preterm delivery screening; Transvaginal sonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS WASTAGE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX;

EID: 2542537707     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2004000500016     Document Type: Article

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