Short cervix on ultrasound: Does indomethacin prevent preterm birth?

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 195, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 809-813

  Berghella, Vincenzo ^a   Rust, Orion A ^b   Althuisius, Sietske M ^c  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cervical length; Preterm birth; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

INDOMETACIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS MALFORMATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PERINATAL DEATH; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX CERCLAGE;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; HUMANS; INDOMETHACIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREMATURE BIRTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RISK FACTORS; TOCOLYTIC AGENTS; VAGINA;

EID: 33747872889     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.06.007     Document Type: Article

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