The value of combined cervical length measurement and fetal fibronectin testing to predict spontaneous preterm birth in asymptomatic high-risk women

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 928-932

  Bolt, Lauren A ^a   Chandiramani, Manju ^a   De Greeff, Annemarie ^a   Seed, Paul T ^a   Kurtzman, James ^b   Shennan, Andrew H ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

asymptomatic; cervical length; fetal fibronectin; high risk; spontaneous preterm birth

Indexed keywords

FIBRONECTIN;

ARTICLE; CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FETAL FIBRONECTIN TESTING; GESTATION PERIOD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING;

CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; FIBRONECTINS; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH;

EID: 79958060215     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2010.535872     Document Type: Article

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