Universal cervical length screening for prediction and prevention of preterm birth

Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 653-657

  Berghella, Vincenzo ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; PROGESTERONE;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NEWBORN MORBIDITY; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PREMATURE LABOR; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX CERCLAGE; VAGINA PESSARY;

ALGORITHMS; CERCLAGE, CERVICAL; CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; HUMANS; PESSARIES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTINS;

EID: 84869405608     PISSN: 00297828     EISSN: 15339866     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OGX.0b013e318270d5b2     Document Type: Review

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