Preterm delivery and ultrasound measurement of cervical length in Gran Canaria, Spain

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 58-60

  Barber, Miguel A ^a   Eguiluz, Idoya ^a   Plasencia, Walter ^a   Medina, Margarita ^a   Valle, Leonor ^a   Garcia, Jose A ^a  

^a Obstetrics and Gynecology Department   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cervical length; Gran Canaria; Prematurity; Spontaneous preterm delivery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPAIN; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 71149109725     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.08.018     Document Type: Article

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