The clinical value of combining maternal serum screening and uterine artery Doppler in prediction of adverse pregnancy outcome

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 115-117

  Elsandabesee, D ^a,b   Srinivas, M ^a   Kodakkattil, S ^a  

^a Peterborough Maternity Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL SERUM; PERINATAL DEATH; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SCREENING TEST; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UTERINE ARTERY;

ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROGRAM EVALUATION; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; UTERUS;

EID: 32944466295     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610500443279     Document Type: Article

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