The effect of polyhydramnios and oligohydramnios on fetal lung maturity indexes

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 249-252

  Piazze, Juan J ^a   Maranghi, Luca ^a   Cosmi, Ermelando V ^a   Anceschi, Maurizio M ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b POLICLINICO UMBERTO I   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid; Fetal lung maturity; L S ratio; Lamellar bodies; RDS

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATIDYLGLYCEROL;

AMNIOCENTESIS; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS LUNG MATURITY; FETUS MALFORMATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYDRAMNIOS; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LAMELLAR BODY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0031942908     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-993936     Document Type: Article

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