Relation of cervical length at 22-24 weeks of gestation to demographic characteristics and obstetric history

Preterm delivery is the main cause of neonatal death and ultrasonographic cervical assessment has been shown to be more accurate than digital examination in recognizing a short cervix. This is a cross-sectional study, involving 1131 women at 22-24 weeks of pregnancy, designed to determine the distri...

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Main Authors: Palma-Dias R.S., Fonseca M.M., Stein N.R., Schmidt A.P., Magalhães J.A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2004-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2004000500016