The Cervical Epithelium and Subepithelium during Pregnancy and the Puerperium

The Cervix: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 102-121

  Singer, Albert ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b WHITTINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervical epithelium and subepithelium during pregnancy and puerperium; Gaping, common in multiparous; Multigravid cervix; Primigravid cervix; Transformation zone during pregnancy; Traumatic epithelial lesions

Indexed keywords

EID: 65249109255     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444312744.ch7     Document Type: Chapter

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