A pilot randomized controlled trial of two regimens of fetal surveillance for small-for-gestational-age fetuses with normal results of umbilical artery Doppler velocimetry

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 182, Issue 1 I, 2000, Pages 81-86

  McCowan, Lesley M E ^a,b   Harding, Jane E ^a,b   Roberts, Alistair B ^a,b   Barker, Sarah E ^a,b   Ford, Cassandra ^a,b   Stewart, Alistair W ^a,b  

^a University of Auckland ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Fetal surveillance; Normal results of umbilical artery Doppler velocimetry; Small for gestational age

Indexed keywords

ACIDOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS MONITORING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; LABOR INDUCTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; PERINATAL DEATH; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; UMBILICAL ARTERY;

EID: 0033984656     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(00)70494-7     Document Type: Article

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