Cervical length at 18-22 weeks of gestation for prediction of spontaneous preterm delivery in Hong Kong Chinese women

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 713-717

  Leung, T N ^a   Pang, M W ^a   Leung, T Y ^a   Poon, C F ^a   Wong, S M ^a   Lau, T K ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cervical funneling; Cervical length; Chinese; Spontaneous preterm delivery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CERVICAL RIPENING; CERVIX UTERI; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH;

EID: 29144507754     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.2617     Document Type: Article

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