Fetal distress due to placental insufficiency at 26 through 31 weeks: A comparison between an active and a more conservative management

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 61-68

  Schaap, A H P ^a   Wolf, H ^a   Bruinse, H W ^b   De Leeuw, R ^c   Van Ertbruggen, I ^d   Treffers, P E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

fetal growth retardation; perinatal management; perinatal mortality; placental insufficiency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DISTRESS; FETUS WEIGHT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; PERINATAL CARE; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PLACENTA INSUFFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030481889     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(96)02560-2     Document Type: Article

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