Timing the delivery of the preterm severely growth-restricted fetus: Venous Doppler, cardiotocography or the biophysical profile?

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 118-121

  Romero, R ^a,b   Kalache, K D ^a   Kadar, N ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b HUTZEL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FETUS CIRCULATION; FETUS HEART RATE; FETUS MORTALITY; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA DISORDER; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETAL MONITORING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0036128107     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0960-7692.2002.00653.x     Document Type: Note

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