Prevention of preterm delivery in twin pregnancy

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 273-283

  Rode, Line ^a   Tabor, Ann ^a  

^a University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

cerclage; cervical length; cervical pessary; prenatal ultrasonography; preterm delivery; progesterone; Twin pregnancy

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTION; CERCLAGE; HUMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWIN PREGNANCY; UTERINE CERVIX CERCLAGE; UTERUS CONTRACTION; VAGINA PESSARY;

CERCLAGE; CERVICAL LENGTH; CERVICAL PESSARY; PRENATAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; PRETERM DELIVERY; PROGESTERONE; TWIN PREGNANCY;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, TWIN; PREMATURE BIRTH; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 85047688398     PISSN: 15216934     EISSN: 15321932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2013.11.002     Document Type: Article

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