The rate of cervical change and the phenotype of spontaneous preterm birth

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 205, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 130.e1-130.e6

  Iams, Jay D ^a   Cebrik, Deborah ^b   Lynch, Courtney ^a   Behrendt, Nicholas ^c   Das, Anita ^b  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b AxiStat Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cervix; phenotype; preterm birth; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL ULTRASOUND; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHENOTYPE; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

EID: 79960918999     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2011.05.021     Document Type: Article

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