Myometrial thickness according to uterine site, gestational age and prior cesarean delivery

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 247-250

  Durnwald, Celeste P ^a   Mercer, Brian M ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Myometrial thickness; Myometrium; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS MALFORMATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MYOMETRIUM; NORMAL HUMAN; NULLIPARA; PLACENTA; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; ULTRASOUND; UTERUS; UTERUS FUNDUS HEIGHT; UTERUS MALFORMATION;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYOMETRIUM; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 40549108944     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050801926709     Document Type: Article

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