Serial assessment of amniotic fluid index in uncomplicated term pregnancies: Prognostic value of amniotic fluid reduction

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 233-236

  Locatelli, A ^a   Zagarella, A ^a   Toso, L ^a   Assi, F ^a   Ghidini, A ^a   Biffi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid volume; Oligohydramnios; Post term gestations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNION FLUID; APGAR SCORE; ARTERIAL PH; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DISTRESS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS MONITORING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PARAMETER; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

ADULT; AMNIOTIC FLUID; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 2542429474     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050410001668671     Document Type: Article

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