Can twin fetuses be numerically clustered characterizing fetal cardiovascular system function?

Early Human Development

Volumn 48, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 117-129

  Yanai, Shigeaki ^a   Satoh, Shoji ^b   Koyanagi, Takashi ^b   Kinukawa, Naoko ^b   Nakano, Hitoo ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cardiac performance; Cluster analysis; Doppler velocimetry; Fetal outcome; Twin fetuses; Urine production

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ARTERY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FETUS; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART FAILURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY PERFUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PLACENTA; PLACENTA INSUFFICIENCY; PLACENTA PERFUSION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; TWIN PREGNANCY; UMBILICAL ARTERY; URINARY EXCRETION;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DIASTOLE; DIURESIS; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TWINS; UMBILICAL ARTERIES; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0030907701     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3782(96)01850-6     Document Type: Article

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