Predictive value of uterine artery velocimetry at midgestation in low- and high-risk populations: A new perspective

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 201-205

  Caforio, Leonardo ^a   Testa, Antonia Carla ^a   Mastromarino, Carmen ^a   Carducci, Brigida ^a   Ciampelli, Mario ^a   Mansueto, Donata ^a   Caruso, Alessandro ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abnormal uterine artery; Doppler velocimetry; Low and high risk populations; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; UTERINE ARTERY;

ADULT; ARTERIES; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK FACTORS; UTERUS;

EID: 0032767252     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000020921     Document Type: Article

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