Does cervical cerclage prevent preterm delivery in patients with a short cervix?

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Published in Am J Obstet Gynecol on June 01, 2001

Authors

S S Hassan1, R Romero, E Maymon, S M Berry, S C Blackwell, M C Treadwell, M Tomlinson

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University/Hutzel Hospital, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA.

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