Amniotic fluid index in normal pregnancy: An assessment of gestation specific reference values among Indian women

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 136-141

  Khadilkar, Survarna S ^a,b   Desai, Sabita S ^a,b   Tayade, Sadhana M ^b   Purandare, Chittaranjan N ^a  

^a GRANT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Cama and Albless Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid index; Normal pregnancy; Reference range

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMNION FLUID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHINESE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INDIAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFERENCE VALUE; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

AMNIOTIC FLUID; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INDIA; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; POLYHYDRAMNIOS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0038305327     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1341-8076.2003.00089.x     Document Type: Article

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