Elective versus ultrasound -indicated cervical cerclage in women at risk for cervical incompetence

Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 103-107

  Beigi, Aboutaleb ^a,b   Zarrinkoub, Fariba ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cerclage; Cervical incompetence; Preterm birth; Transvaginal Sonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; GESTATION PERIOD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANK SUM TEST; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX CERCLAGE; UTERINE CERVIX INCOMPETENCE;

EID: 33846232337     PISSN: 10161430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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