Correlation of Doppler velocimetry findings in twin pregnancies including course of pregnancy and fetal outcome

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 160-164

  Joern, Hendrik ^a,b   Rath, Werner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Doppler blood flow velocimetry; Fetal outcome; Pregnancy complication; Twin pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; FETUS OUTCOME; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; PARITY; PATIENT MONITORING; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWIN PREGNANCY; UMBILICAL ARTERY;

EID: 0034106874     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000020997     Document Type: Article

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