Serial thoracic versus abdominal circumference ratios for the prediction of pulmonary hypoplasia in premature rupture of the membranes remote from term

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 166, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 658-663

  D'Alton, M ^a   Mercer, B ^b   Riddick, E ^c   Dudley, D ^c  

^a Tuft University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

premature rupture of fetal membranes; prenatal diagnosis; Pulmonary hypoplasia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS; HUMAN; LUNG HYPOPLASIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABDOMEN; AMNIOTIC FLUID; BIOMETRY; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LUNG; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; THORAX; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0026530554     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(92)91693-5     Document Type: Article

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