Umbilical Doppler velocimetry. Results of controlled trials in high-risk and low-risk populations;Utilite clinique du Doppler ombilical. Resultats des essais controles en population a haut risque et a bas risque

Journal de Gynecologie Obstetrique et Biologie de la Reproduction

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 16-26

  Goffinet, F ^a,b   Paris, J ^a   Nisand, I ^b   Breart G ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER INTERCOMMUNAL   (France)

Author keywords

meta analysis; perinatal mortality; randomized controlled trial; umbilical Doppler

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FETUS; FETUS MONITORING; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; PERINATAL MORTALITY; ULTRASOUND; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD FLOW; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK; STANDARD; UMBILICAL ARTERY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MULTICENTER STUDIES; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL ARTERIES;

EID: 0030992376     PISSN: 03682315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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