Changes in uterine artery resistance to blood flow during puerperium-a longitudinal study

Journal of Maternal-Fetal Investigation

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 27-30

  Jaffa, A J ^a  

^a Serlin Maternity Hospital   (Israel)

Author keywords

Puerperium; Pulsatility index; Uterine artery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE ARTERY;

EID: 0030009537     PISSN: 09396322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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