The role of cervical length in women with threatened preterm labor: Is it a valid predictor at any gestational age?

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 211, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 532.e1-532.e9

  Hiersch, Liran ^a   Yogev, Yariv ^a   Domniz, Noam ^a   Meizner, Israel ^a   Bardin, Ron ^a   Melamed, Nir ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

cervical length; gestational age; preterm delivery

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; OBSTETRICIAN; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 84908320793     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2014.06.002     Document Type: Article

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