Improving the screening accuracy for preterm labor: Is the combination of fetal fibronectin and cervical length in symptomatic patients a useful predictor of preterm birth? A systematic review

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 208, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 233.e1-233.e6

  Defranco, Emily A ^a,d   Lewis, David F ^b   Odibo, Anthony O ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cervical length; fetal fibronectin; prediction; premature labor; preterm birth; preterm labor

Indexed keywords

FIBRONECTIN;

CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; MEDLINE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

EID: 84874763019     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2012.12.015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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