Ultrasonographic evaluation of lower uterine segment thickness in pregnant women with previous cesarean section

Middle East Fertility Society Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 188-193

  Mohammed, Abdel Baset F ^a   Al Moghazi, Diaa A ^a   Hamdy, Mamdouh T ^a   Mohammed, Enas M ^a  

^a Minia University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Pregnancy; Previous CS; Ultrasound; VBAC

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EGYPT; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PREGNANT WOMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THICKNESS; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTERUS RUPTURE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 78049370391     PISSN: 11105690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mefs.2010.06.006     Document Type: Article

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