How well do the amniotic fluid index and single deepest pocket indices (below the 3rd and 5th and above the 95th and 97th percentiles) predict oligohydramnios and hydramnios?

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 190, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 164-169

  Magann, Everett F ^a   Doherty, Dorota A ^a   Chauhan, Suneet P ^b   Busch, Friedrich W J ^a   Mecacci, Federico ^c   Morrison, John C ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Spartanburg Regional Hospital ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid index; Biophysical profile; Hydramnios; Oligohydramnios

Indexed keywords

DYE;

ADULT; AMNION FLUID LEVEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; HYDRAMNIOS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0742304268     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(03)00859-7     Document Type: Article

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