Mechanical properties of large arteries in mother and fetus during normal and diabetic pregnancy

Journal of Maternal-Fetal Investigation

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 185-193

  Hu, Jie ^a   Björklund, Anders ^a   Nyman, Margareta ^a   Gennser, Gerhard ^a  

^a DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arterial wall properties; Diabetes mellitus; Fetus; Large arteries; Maternal; Pregnancy; Pulse wave; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CAROTID ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS CIRCULATION; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; RIGIDITY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 0032406291     PISSN: 09396322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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