Intrapartum tocolysis has no effect on fetal lactate concentration

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 165-168

  Nordström, Lennart ^a   Chua, Selina ^b   Persson, Bengt ^c   Naka, Keiichi ^d   Arulkumaran, Sabaratnam ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c ST GÖRAN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; LACTIC ACID; MARKER; TERBUTALINE;

ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FETUS BLOOD; FETUS CONTROL; FETUS HEART RATE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MATERNAL BLOOD; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGAPORE; SWEDEN; TOCOLYSIS;

EID: 0034177299     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(99)00211-0     Document Type: Article

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