Ultrasonographic cervical length measurement is not a better predictor of preterm delivery than digital examination in a population of patients with idiopathic preterm labor

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-37

  Volumenie, Jean Luc ^a   Luton, Dominique ^a   De Spirlet, Marina ^a   Sibony, Olivier ^a   Blot, Philippe ^a   Oury, Jean François ^a  

^a HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Cervical length; Digital examination; Preterm delivery; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIGITAL COMPUTER; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 5044232101     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2004.02.029     Document Type: Article

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