Prenatal asphyxia, hyperlacticaemia, hypoglycaemia, and erythroblastosis in growth retarded fetuses

British Medical Journal (Clinical research ed.)

Volumn 294, Issue 6579, 1987, Pages 1051-1053

  Soothill, P W ^a   Nicolaides, K H ^a   Campbell, S ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ASPHYXIA; BLOOD AND HEMOPOIETIC SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSIS; ERYTHROBLASTOSIS; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FETUS; FETUS BLOOD; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; ERYTHROBLASTOSIS, FETAL; FEMALE; FETAL ANOXIA; FETAL BLOOD; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMAN; LACTATES; PREGNANCY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0023256330     PISSN: 02670623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.294.6579.1051     Document Type: Article

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