Natural history of cervical funneling in women at high risk for spontaneous preterm birth

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 863-869

  Berghella, Vincenzo ^e   Owen, John ^f   MacPherson, Cora ^f   Yost, Nicole ^f   Swain, Melissa ^f   Dildy, Gary A ^a   Miodovnik, Menachem ^b   Langer, Oded ^c   Sibai, Baha ^d  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^e THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL FUNNELING; CERVICAL LENGTH; DELIVERY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UROGENITAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERUS PROLAPSE;

ADULT; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREMATURE BIRTH; RISK FACTORS; UTERINE PROLAPSE;

EID: 34147144038     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000258276.64005.ce     Document Type: Article

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