Persistent fetal heart rate hypovariability: A presenting clinical sign of histologic chorioamnionitis at term gestation

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 363-365

  De Felice, Claudio ^a   DiLeo, L ^b   Parrini, S ^c   Latini, G ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^d PERRINO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chorioamnionitis; Fetal; Fetal diseases; Heart rate; Placenta diseases; Pregnancy complications

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FETUS HEART RATE; FETUS MONITORING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; FEMALE; HEART RATE, FETAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; TERM BIRTH;

EID: 12444340833     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050400018262     Document Type: Article

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