Is there a relationship between estimated fetal weight and umbilical artery Doppler impedance indices?

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 157-159

  Owen, P ^a   Murphy, J ^a   Farrell, T ^b  

^a Princess Royal Maternity Unit ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b JESSOP HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Doppler; Fetal weight; Impedance indices; Umbilical artery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; FETUS WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UMBILICAL ARTERY; WAVEFORM;

EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FETAL WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULSATILE FLOW; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, PULSED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL ARTERIES; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0042090393     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.188     Document Type: Article

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