Risk factors for cervical insufficiency after term delivery

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 195, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 787-791

  Vyas, Nisha A ^a   Vink, Joy S ^a   Ghidini, Alessandro ^b   Pezzullo, John C ^c   Korker, Victoria ^b   Landy, Helain J ^a   Poggi, Sarah H ^a,b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b INOVA ALEXANDRIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical insufficiency; Cervix; Multiparous women; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; DEMOGRAPHY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LABOR STAGE 2; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MULTIPARA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TERM BIRTH; UTERINE CERVIX INCOMPETENCE;

ADULT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DILATATION AND CURETTAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR STAGE, SECOND; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; UTERINE CERVICAL INCOMPETENCE;

EID: 33747884102     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.06.069     Document Type: Article

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