Cervical length assessment in women with idiopathic polyhydramnios

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 775-778

  Hershkovitz, R ^a   Sheiner, E ^a   Maymon, E ^a   Erez, O ^a   Mazor, M ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cervical length; Polyhydramnios; Preterm delivery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNION FLUID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYDRAMNIOS; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX;

CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; POLYHYDRAMNIOS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UTERINE CERVICAL DISEASES;

EID: 33751255061     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.3818     Document Type: Article

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