The effect of vibratory acoustic stimulation on fetal middle cerebral artery impedance and instantaneous fetal heart rate: A prospective cross-sectional study from 20 to 42 weeks' gestational age

Journal of Maternal-Fetal Investigation

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 19-22

  Kofmas, A D ^a   Cabbad, M ^a   Kofinas, G D ^a  

^a BROOKLYN HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral; Doppler; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS HEART RATE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEARING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMPEDANCE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029873378     PISSN: 09396322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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