Vaginal pH versus cervical length in the mid-trimester as screening predictors of preterm labor in a low-risk population

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-44

  Matijevic, Ratko ^a   Grgic, Ozren ^b   Knezevic, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b SESTRE MILOSRDNICE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Cervical incompetence; Cervical length; Preterm delivery; Screening; Vaginal pH

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PH MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX INCOMPETENCE; VAGINA;

EID: 77956432376     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.05.011     Document Type: Article

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