Blood flow and the degree of shunting through the ductus venosus in the human fetus

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 182, Issue 1 I, 2000, Pages 147-153

  Kiserud, Torvid ^a   Rasmussen, Svein ^a,b   Skulstad, Svein ^a  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Circulation; Doppler; Ductus venosus; Fetus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS CIRCULATION; FETUS GROWTH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHUNTING; UMBILICAL VEIN;

EID: 0033967628     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(00)70504-7     Document Type: Article

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