Is measurement of cervical length an accurate predictive tool in women with a history of preterm delivery who present with threatened preterm labor?

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 661-668

  Melamed, N ^a   Hiersch, L ^a   Meizner, I ^a   Bardin, R ^a   Wiznitzer, A ^a   Yogev, Y ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cervical length; Preterm delivery; Preterm labor; Risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PREMATURE LABOR; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PREMATURE BIRTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84914162595     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.13395     Document Type: Review

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