The effect of maternal exercise on uterine artery velocimetry waveforms

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 14-17

  Rafla, N M ^a   Etokowo, G A ^a  

^a KENT AND CANTERBURY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW; SMOKING; UTERINE ARTERY; UTERUS BLOOD FLOW; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0031963376     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443619868181     Document Type: Article

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