Changes in uterine size after vaginal delivery and cesarean section determined by vaginal sonography in the puerperium

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 263, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 13-16

  Negishi, H ^a,b   Kishida, Tatsuro ^b   Yamada, Hideto ^b   Hirayama, Emi ^b   Mikuni, Masato ^b   Fujimoto, Seiichiro ^b  

^a ARUP LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Delivery mode; Involution; Puerperium; Ultrasound; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INVOLUTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUATION; MORPHOMETRICS; PARITY; PUERPERIUM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BREAST FEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; PARITY; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; UTERUS;

EID: 0033372264     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004040050253     Document Type: Article

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