Circulating relaxin and cervical length in midpregnancy are independently associated with spontaneous preterm birth

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 201, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 169.e1-169.e6

  Sandager, Puk ^a   Uldbjerg, Niels ^a   Henriksen, Tine Brink ^a   Goldsmith, Laura T ^d   Thorsen, Poul ^b,c   Weiss, Gerson ^d   Vogel, Ida ^a,b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Institute for Public Health   (Denmark)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

cervical length; preterm birth; preterm delivery; relaxin; transvaginal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

RELAXIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; UTERINE CERVIX;

EID: 67749119674     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.03.030     Document Type: Article

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