Dynamic cervical length changes: Preliminary observations from 30-minute transvaginal ultrasound recordings

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 481-486

  Meijer Hoogeveen, Madelon ^a   Stoutenbeek, Philip ^a   Visser, Gerard H A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cervix; Dynamic changes; Methods; Pitfalls; Pregnancy; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FETUS MOVEMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; INTESTINE MOTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX;

CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; FETAL MOVEMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PARITY; PERISTALSIS; PREGNANCY; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

EID: 34547702266     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050701288267     Document Type: Article

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