Isolated oligohydramnios at term: Is induction indicated?

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 25-32

  Leeman, Lawrence ^a   Almond, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b Community Health Clinic Ole ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMNION FLUID; FETUS OUTCOME; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; HYDRATION; LABOR INDUCTION; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PARITY; PLACENTA PERFUSION; PLASMA OSMOLALITY; REVIEW; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING;

CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTONIC SOLUTIONS; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; WATER;

EID: 12144256847     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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