Use of electrical conductivity of amniotic fluid in the evaluation of fetal lung maturation

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 90-94

  Pachi A ^a   De Luca, F ^a   Cametti, C ^a   Barresi, S ^a   Berta, S ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid; Electrical conductivity; Fetal lung maturation; Respiratory distress syndrome

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHOLIPID;

AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FETUS; FETUS LUNG MATURATION; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME;

AMNIOCENTESIS; AMNIOTIC FLUID; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FEMALE; FETAL ORGAN MATURITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LUNG; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0035105363     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000053887     Document Type: Article

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