Effect of parity on second-trimester uterine artery Doppler flow velocity and waveforms

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 46-49

  Prefumo, F ^a   Bhide, A ^a   Sairam, S ^a   Penna, L ^a   Hollis, B ^a   Thilaganathan, B ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Doppler; Parity; Second trimester; Uterine arteries

Indexed keywords

ARTERY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NULLIPARA; PARITY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UTERINE ARTERY; WAVEFORM;

ADULT; ARTERIES; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; SMOKING; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UTERUS;

EID: 1642540050     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.908     Document Type: Article

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