Preterm prediction study: Comparison of the cervical score and bishop score for prediction of spontaneous preterm delivery

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 508-515

  Newman, R B ^a   Goldenberg, R L ^b   Iams, J D ^b   Meis, P J ^b   Mercer, B M ^b   Moawad, A H ^b   Thom, E ^b   Miodovnik, M ^b   Caritis, S N ^b   Dombrowski, M ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BISHOP SCORE; CALCULATION; CERVICAL SCORE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MCNEMAR TEST; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UTERINE CERVIX; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOSPITALIZATION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; ROC CURVE; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING;

ADULT; CERVICAL RIPENING; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 55949090020     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181842087     Document Type: Article

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