A prospective analysis of the role of uterine artery Doppler waveform notching in the assessment of at-risk pregnancies

Hypertension in Pregnancy

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 137-145

  El Hamedi, Afaf ^a   Shillito, Jayne ^a   Simpson, Nigel A B ^a   Walker, James J ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR); Preeclampsia; Uterine artery Doppler

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERINATAL DEATH; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREDICTION; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; UTERINE ARTERY;

ADULT; ARTERIES; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UTERUS;

EID: 21344452077     PISSN: 10641955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PRG-200059857     Document Type: Article

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