Digital and transvaginal ultrasound cervical assessment for prediction of successful labor induction

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 52-55

  Tanir, H M ^a   Sener, T ^a   Yildiz, Z ^a  

^a OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY MEDICAL FACULTY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bishop score; Cervical length; Labor induction; Transvaginal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AMNIOTOMY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL IMAGING; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABOR INDUCTION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING;

EID: 36749093494     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2007.07.014     Document Type: Article

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