Fetal haematocrit is a determinant of placental size in term pregnancies

Acta Haematologica

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 41-45

  Chan, Karen K L ^a,b   Lao, Terence T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Fetus; Haematocrit; Haemoglobin; Placental ratio; Placental size; Umbilical cord blood

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; FETUS; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLACENTA; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PLACENTA FUNCTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; FETAL WEIGHT; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; ORGAN SIZE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 33745620519     PISSN: 00015792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000092346     Document Type: Article

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