The effect of immersion on haemodynamic and fetal measures in uncomplicated pregnancies of nulliparous women

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 663-668

  Kwee, A ^a   Graziosi, G C M ^a   van Leeuwen, J H Schagen ^a   van Venrooy, F V ^a   Bennink, D ^a   Mol, B W J ^b   Cohlen, B J ^b   Visser, G H A ^b  

^a ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ARTICLE; BED REST; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; FEMALE; FETUS HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMERSION; IMPEDANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; POTASSIUM URINE LEVEL; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM URINE LEVEL; URINALYSIS; URINE VOLUME;

ADULT; BED REST; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOGRAPHY, IMPEDANCE; CREATININE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; HEART RATE, FETAL; HUMANS; IMMERSION; PARITY; POTASSIUM; PREGNANCY; SODIUM; URINE;

EID: 0034052251     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2000.tb13310.x     Document Type: Article

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