Analysis of fetal breathing movements at 30-38 weeks of gestation

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 38-41

  Florido, Jesús ^a   Cortés, Elena ^b   Gutiérrez, Marcos ^a   Soto, Victor Manuel ^a   Miranda, María Teresa ^c   Navarrete, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b Hospital General Basico de Baza   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fetal breathing movements; Photogrammetry; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING MECHANICS; BREATHING PATTERN; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS MOVEMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FETAL MONITORING; FETAL MOVEMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; REFERENCE VALUES; RESPIRATION; THORAX; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 13844256066     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPM.2005.006     Document Type: Article

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