Cardiac output during labour

British Medical Journal (Clinical research ed.)

Volumn 295, Issue 6607, 1987, Pages 1169-1172

  Robson, S C ^a   Dunlop, W ^a   Boys, R J ^a,b   Hunter, S ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Obstetrics ^*  (United States)

^c FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LABOR;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIAC OUTPUT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LABOR STAGE, FIRST; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; POSTURE; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0023637480     PISSN: 02670623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.295.6607.1169     Document Type: Article

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