Cervical cerclage: A review of the evidence

Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 58-65

  Fox, Nathan S ^a,b   Chervenak, Frank A ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Box 122 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY CARE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREMATURE LABOR; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SECOND TRIMESTER ABORTION; UTERINE CERVIX CERCLAGE; UTERINE CERVIX INCOMPETENCE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT ABORTION; UTERINE CERVIX;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; CERCLAGE, CERVICAL; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; PREMATURE BIRTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; UTERINE CERVICAL INCOMPETENCE;

EID: 39549083513     PISSN: 00297828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OGX.0b013e31815eb368     Document Type: Review

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