Cervical length as a predictor of preterm delivery: Gestational age-related percentiles vs fixed cut-offs

Acta Biomedica de l'Ateneo Parmense

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 220-224

  Gramellini, Dandolo ^a,b   Fieni, Stefania ^a   Kaihura, Christine ^a   Bacchi Modena, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cervical length; Preterm delivery; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREMATURE LABOR; TOCOLYSIS; UTERINE CERVIX; CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; PARITY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; RISK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; PARITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH;

EID: 41749086943     PISSN: 03924203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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