Rate of sonographic cervical shortening and biologic pathways of spontaneous preterm birth

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 210, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 555.e1-555.e5

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

cervical length; corticotrophin releasing hormone; inflammation; preterm birth

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBIN III; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; THROMBIN ANTITHROMBIN COMPLEX;

ADULT; BODY MASS; CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL SERUM; PARITY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; UTERINE CERVIX CERCLAGE; UTERINE CERVIX SHORTENING; UTERUS CONTRACTION; UTERUS FUNCTION;

CERVICAL LENGTH; CORTICOTROPHIN-RELEASING HORMONE; INFLAMMATION; PRETERM BIRTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTITHROMBIN III; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CERVIX UTERI; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; LINEAR MODELS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84901593697     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.12.037     Document Type: Conference Paper

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