Doppler velocimetry of the uterine arteries in nulliparous women

Early Human Development

Volumn 48, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 177-185

  Frusca, Tiziana ^a   Soregaroli, Mirella ^a   Valcamonico, Adriana ^a   Guandalini, Fabiola ^a   Danti, Luana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Doppler ultrasound; Nulliparae; Prediction of preeclampsia; Uterine arteries

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; NULLIPARA; PREDICTION; RISK FACTOR; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; UTERINE ARTERY;

ARTERIES; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; UTERUS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0030944320     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3782(96)01854-3     Document Type: Article

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