An ultrasound study of gestational and postural changes in the deep venous system of the leg in pregnancy

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 191-197

  Macklon, Nicholas S ^a   Greer, Ian A ^a   Bowman, Adrian W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMANS; LEG; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; POPLITEAL VEIN; POSTURE; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0031042067     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1997.tb11043.x     Document Type: Article

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