Effect of fetal growth restriction on ultrasonographically measured cardiac size

Early Human Development

Volumn 48, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 93-98

  Miyague, Nelson I ^a   Ghidini, Alessandro ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fetal growth restriction; Fetal heart; Fetal hemodynamics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOMEGALY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS HYPOXIA; FETUS WEIGHT; HEART SIZE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MALE; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT;

BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HEAD; HEART; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0030907698     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3782(96)01840-3     Document Type: Article

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