Predictive value of cervical length in women with threatened preterm labor

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 122, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1279-1287

  Melamed, Nir ^a   Hiersch, Liran ^a   Domniz, Noam ^a   Maresky, Akiva ^a   Bardin, Ron ^a   Yogev, Yariv ^a  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; FETUS MALFORMATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; UTERINE CERVIX CERCLAGE; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION;

ADULT; CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; CERVIX UTERI; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

EID: 84889255861     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000000022     Document Type: Article

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