Prenatal ultrasonographic prediction of the umbilical coiling index at birth and adverse pregnancy outcome

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 704-709

  De Laat, M W M ^a   Franx, A ^b   Nikkels, P G J ^a   Visser, G H A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b CPRLab   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adverse pregnancy outcome; Umbilical coiling; Umbilical coiling index; Umbilical cord

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; UMBILICAL CORD COMPLICATION;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 33750318773     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.2786     Document Type: Article

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