Prevention of preterm delivery in twin gestations (PREDICT): A multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled trial on the effect of vaginal micronized progesterone

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 272-280

  Rode, L ^a,b   Klein, K ^c   Nicolaides, K H ^d   Krampl Bettelheim, E ^c   Tabor, A ^a,b  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^d KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

placebo controlled; preterm delivery; progesterone; randomized trial; twin pregnancies

Indexed keywords

GESTAGEN; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DENMARK; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL MODEL; TWINS;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADULT; AUSTRIA; CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DENMARK; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTINS;

EID: 80052295439     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.9093     Document Type: Article

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