How to identify twins at low risk of spontaneous preterm delivery

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 138-144

  Sperling, L ^a   Kiil, C ^b   Larsen, L U ^c   Qvist, I ^d   Bach, D ^e   Wojdemann K ^e   Bladh, A ^f   Nikkila A ^f   Jorgensen C ^f   Skajaa, K ^b   Bang, J ^a   Tabor, A ^a,e  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b HILLERØD HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^f LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cervical assessment; Multiple pregnancy; Preterm delivery; Screening; Twin pregnancy; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBSTETRIC CARE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TWIN PREGNANCY; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION;

CERVICAL RIPENING; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TWINS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 27544474214     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.1938     Document Type: Article

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