Is short stature associated with short cervical length?

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 691-695

  Gagel, Caroline K ^a   Rafael, Timothy J ^a   Berghella, Vincenzo ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical length; preterm birth; short stature

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CERVICAL SPINE; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NULLIPARA; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHORT STATURE;

ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; CERVIX UTERI; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956859586     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: 10988785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1253100     Document Type: Article

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