Increase in ambient temperature may explain decrease in amniotic fluid index

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 249-251

  Sciscione, Anthony C ^a,b   Costigan, Kathleen A ^a   Johnson, Timothy R B ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEDICAL CENTER OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

ambient temperature; Amniotic fluid index; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

AMNION FLUID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEHYDRATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

EID: 0031003955     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-994137     Document Type: Article

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