Mid-trimester cervical inflammatory milieu and sonographic cervical length

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 203, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 126.e1-126.e5

  Kalan, Amanda M ^a   Simhan, Hyagriv N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

cervical length; cytokine; inflammation; previous preterm birth

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL INFLAMMATORY MILIEU; CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UTERINE CERVICITIS;

EID: 77955657554     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.03.013     Document Type: Article

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