Amniotic fluid index measured with the aid of color flow Doppler

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 242-245

  Zlatnik, M G ^a,b   Olson, G ^a   Bukowski, R ^a   Saade, G R ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid index; Color Doppler; Oligohydramnios; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

AMNION FLUID; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FETUS MALFORMATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYDRAMNIOS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PATIENT SELECTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 0037395740     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/jmf.13.4.242.245     Document Type: Article

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