Sonographic measurement of cervical length in preterm prelabor amniorrhexis

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 550-553

  Tsoi, E ^a   Fuchs, I ^b   Henrich, W ^b   Dudenhausen, J W ^b   Nicolaides, K H ^a,c  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervical length; Preterm premature rupture of membranes; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; STEROID; UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMNIORRHEXIS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; PARITY; PLACENTA DISORDER; PREDICTION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; UTERUS CONTRACTION; VAGINA BLEEDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMNION; CERVIX UTERI; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 7044233039     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.1122     Document Type: Article

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