Cervical length and cervicovaginal HCG for prediction of pre-term birth in women with signs and symptoms of pre-term labour

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 451-455

  Bagga, R ^a   Takhtani, M ^a   Suri, V ^a   Adhikari, K ^a   Arora, S ^a   Bhardwaj, S ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Cervical length; Cervicovaginal HCG; Pre term birth; Pre term labour; Prediction

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL SMOKING; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UROGENITAL TRACT INFECTION; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; ECHOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SECRETION (PROCESS); UTERINE CERVIX; VAGINA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; CERVIX UTERI; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VAGINA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954525299     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01443611003802305     Document Type: Article

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