MR obstetric pelvimetry: Effect of birthing position on pelvic bony dimensions

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 179, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1063-1067

  Michel, Sven C A ^a   Rake, Annett ^a   Treiber, Karl ^a   Seifert, Burkhardt ^a   Chaoui, Rabih ^a   Huch, Renate ^a   Marincek, Borut ^a   Kubik Huch, Rahel A ^a  

^a Kantonsspital Baden   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LABOR; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIC GIRDLE; PELVIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 0036784385     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.179.4.1791063     Document Type: Article

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