The impact of gestational age and fetal growth on the maternal-fetal glucose concentration difference

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 937-942

  Marconi, Anna Maria ^a   Paolini, Cinzia ^b   Buscaglia, Mauro ^b   Zerbe, Gary ^b   Battaglia, Frederick C ^b   Pardi, Giorgio ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS BLOOD; FETUS GROWTH; FETUS HEART RATE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029980959     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0029-7844(96)00048-8     Document Type: Article

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