Ultrasonographic cervical length measurement at 10-14 and 20-24 weeks gestation and the risk of preterm delivery

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 176-179

  Ozdemir, Ismail ^a   Demirci, Fuat ^a   Yucel, Oguz ^a   Erkorkmaz, Unal ^b  

^a ABANT IZZET BAYSAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY MEDICAL FACULTY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cervical length; First trimester; Preterm delivery; Transvaginal ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TERM BIRTH; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING;

EID: 33846192443     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2006.03.021     Document Type: Article

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