Inferior vena cava diameters in pregnant women for prediction of pregnancy-induced hypertension

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 164-165

  Shailja, S ^a   Gupta, I ^a   Suri, V ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Inferior vena cava diameter; Pregnancy induced hypertension

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY POSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPINE POSITION; VEIN DIAMETER;

EID: 1142273476     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(03)00157-7     Document Type: Article

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