Assessment of uterine arterial notching as a screening test for adverse pregnancy outcome

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 179, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1317-1323

  Mires, G J ^a   Williams, F L R ^a   Leslie, J ^a   Howie, P W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Notches; Screening; Uterine artery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS OUTCOME; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE ARTERY;

EID: 0031725982     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(98)70154-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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