Current perspectives in antenatal fetal surveillance

Ultrasound Review of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-18

  Ott, W J ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antenatal fetal surveillance; Biophysical testing; Doppler ultrasound; Neonatal outcome

Indexed keywords

BLOOD FLOWMETER; DELIVERY; DOPPLER FLOWMETER; FETUS; FETUS HEART RATE; FETUS MONITORING; FETUS OUTCOME; FETUS RISK; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; OXYTOCIN TEST; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL SCREENING; REVIEW; STRESS; WELLBEING;

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DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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