American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 200, Issue 5 , Pages e37-e39 , May 2009

Blinded comparison of cervical portio length measurements by digital examination vs Cervilenz

Presented at the 28th Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Dallas, TX, Feb. 1, 2008.

Received 23 July 2008 ,Revised 18 September 2008 ,Accepted 12 November 2008.

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PII: S0002-9378(08)02246-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.11.026

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 200, Issue 5 , Pages e37-e39 , May 2009

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