Cervical Sonoelastography and Cervical Length Measurement but not Cervicovaginal Interleukin-6 Are Predictors for Preterm Birth
Purpose: Worldwide, preterm birth annually affects more than 15 million infants. Despite increasing knowledge of the risk factors and mechanisms associated with preterm labor, the preterm birth rate has risen in most industrialized countries. The ability to identify women at high risk for spontaneou...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Georg Thieme Verlag KG
2016-08-01
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Series: | Ultrasound International Open |
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Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0042-110317 |