Prediction of pre-eclampsia by abnormal uterine Doppler ultrasound and modification by aspirin

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 625-629

  Bower, Sarah J ^a   Harrington, Kevin F ^b   Schuchter, Katharina ^c   McGirr, Cathy ^d   Campbell, Stuart ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c DANUBE HOSPITAL   (Austria)

^d SUNDERLAND ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASPIRIN; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL ARTERIES;

EID: 0029980202     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1996.tb09829.x     Document Type: Article

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