Prolonged fetal pre-ejection period corrected for PR interval associated with cerebral palsy

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 95-97

  Smith, G C S ^a,b   Fleming, J E E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Biomedical Sciences and Cornell Veterinary Biobank   (United States)

Author keywords

catecholamines; cerebral palsy; PR interval; pre ejection period

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE;

ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FETUS; HEART PREEJECTION PERIOD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PR INTERVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0031030385     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(96)02616-4     Document Type: Article

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