Estimation of time of fetal death in the second trimester by placental histopathological examination

Pediatric and Developmental Pathology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 226-232

  Jacques, Suzanne M ^a   Qureshi, Faisal ^a   Johnson, Anthony ^a   Alkatib, Aziz A ^a   Kmak, David C ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fetal demise; Histopathology; Placenta; Stillbirth; Time of death

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BLOOD VESSEL; CHORION VILLUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KARYOTYPE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MUSCLE ATROPHY; PLACENTA; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SMOOTH MUSCLE; STILLBIRTH; TIME OF DEATH; UMBILICAL CORD;

ABORTION, EUGENIC; ADULT; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; HUMANS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037642199     PISSN: 10935266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10024-003-8089-9     Document Type: Article

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