How useful is uterine artery Doppler flow velocimetry in the prediction of pre-eclampsia, intrauterine growth retardation and perinatal death? An overview

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 196-208

  Chien, Patrick F W ^a   Arnott, Neil ^a   Gordon, Adam ^a   Owen, Philip ^b   Khan, Khalid S ^c  

^a NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Glasgow Royal Maternity Hospital ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; COMPLICATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIASTOLE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERINATAL DEATH; PREDICTION; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UTERINE ARTERY; WAVEFORM;

ARTERIES; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UTERUS;

EID: 0033976841     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2000.tb11690.x     Document Type: Article

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