Rate of sonographic cervical shortening and the risk of spontaneous preterm birth

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 206, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 234.e1-234.e5

  Moroz, Leslie A ^a   Simhan, Hyagriv N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cervical length; preterm birth; transvaginal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

FIBRONECTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DELIVERY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

EID: 84857783170     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2011.11.017     Document Type: Conference Paper

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