The effect of intravascular transfusion for severely anemic fetuses on umbilical artery doppler flow velocity waveforms

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 711-714

  Gungor, Mete ^a   Ekici, Eyup ^a   Kuscu, Esra ^a   Arslan, Selcuk ^a   Danisman, Nuri ^a   Gokmen, Oya ^a  

^a Ankara Zekai Tahir Burak Women's H ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Blood flow velocities; Doppler ultrasonography; Fetus; rh isoimmunization

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VISCOSITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORDOCENTESIS; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FETUS; FETUS DISEASE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UMBILICAL VEIN; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0029910111     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016349609065732     Document Type: Article

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