The umbilical coiling index and adverse perinatal outcome

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 8-13

  Kashanian, M ^a   Akbarian, A ^a   Kouhpayehzadeh, J ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Adverse perinatal outcome; Amniotic fluid index (AFI); Apgar score; Fetal distress; Hypercoiled cord; Hypocoiled cord; Umbilical coiling index (UCI)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMNION FLUID; AMNION FLUID ANALYSIS; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FETUS DISTRESS; FETUS FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MECONIUM; MECONIUM ASPIRATION; NEWBORN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UMBILICAL COILING INDEX; UMBILICAL CORD; UMBILICAL CORD COIL; UMBILICAL CORD COMPLICATION;

EID: 33748673578     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2006.05.029     Document Type: Article

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