Ultrasonographic fetal cardiac measurement in isoimmunized pregnancies

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 342-346

  Ouzounian, Joseph G ^a,b   Monteiro, Hamilton A ^a   Alsulyman, Owaidah M ^a   Songster, Giuliana S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Fetal heart; Pregnancy; Rh isoimmunization; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS HEART; HEART VENTRICLE SIZE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; NEWBORN ANEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHESUS ISOIMMUNIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANEMIA, NEONATAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COHORT STUDIES; ERYTHROBLASTOSIS, FETAL; FEMALE; FETAL HEART; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RH ISOIMMUNIZATION; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0030834293     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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