Fetal fibronectin for evaluation of preterm labor in the setting of cervical cerclage

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2330-2332

  Benson, James E ^a   Landy, Helain J ^a   Ghidini, Alessandro ^b   Drassinower, Daphnie ^a   Poggi, Sarah H ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b INOVA ALEXANDRIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical cerclage; Fetal fibronectin; Preterm delivery

Indexed keywords

FIBRONECTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; CERVICAL SHORTENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IMMINENT ABORTION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANCY RATE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOM; UTERINE CERVIX CERCLAGE; UTERINE CERVIX DISEASE; UTERUS CONTRACTION; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

ADULT; CERCLAGE, CERVICAL; FEMALE; FETUS; FIBRONECTINS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVICAL INCOMPETENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867562627     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2012.695820     Document Type: Article

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