Transvaginal sonographic cervical length for the prediction of spontaneous preterm birth in twin pregnancies: A systematic review and metaanalysis

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 203, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 128.e1-128.e12

  Conde Agudelo, Agustín ^a   Romero, Roberto ^a,b   Hassan, Sonia S ^a,b   Yeo, Lami ^a,b  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cervical length; metaanalysis; prediction; preterm birth; systematic review

Indexed keywords

CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TWIN PREGNANCY;

EID: 77955655118     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.02.064     Document Type: Article

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