Absent or reverse end-diastolic flow in the umbilical artery: Intellectual development at school age

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 23-28

  Valcamonico, Adriana ^a   Accorsi, Patrizia ^b   Battaglia, Silvia ^b   Soregaroli, Mirella ^a   Beretta, Daniela ^b   Frusca, Tiziana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Absent reverse end diastolic velocity; Intra uterine growth retardation; Neurological outcome

Indexed keywords

ABSENT OR REVERSE END DIASTOLIC FLOW VELOCITY; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETER; FLOW RATE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; UMBILICAL ARTERY; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 1942508127     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2003.09.033     Document Type: Article

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