Ultrasound examination of the postpartum uterus: What is normal?

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 95-99

  Sokol, E R ^a   Casele, H ^a,b   Haney, E I ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Echogenic material; Postpartum bleeding; Postpartum ultrasound; Uterine cavity; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIUM; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; STUDENT T TEST; UTERINE BLEEDING PATTERN; UTERUS; UTERUS CAVITY; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; UTERUS;

EID: 2542429439     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050310001650798     Document Type: Article

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