Abnormal vascular coiling of the umbilical cord in gestational diabetes mellitus

Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 109, Issue 3 SPEC ISS., 2001, Pages 209-214

  Ezimokhai, M ^a   Rizk, D E E ^a   Thomas, L ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Gestational diabetes mellitus; Umbilical coiling index; Umbilical cord; Umbilical vascular coiling; Wharton's jelly

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGENITAL BLOOD VESSEL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; FETUS OUTCOME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UMBILICAL CORD; UMBILICAL VEIN;

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN DIABETICS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 0035412511     PISSN: 13813455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/apab.109.3.209.11593     Document Type: Conference Paper

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