The umbilical coiling index in complicated pregnancy

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 66-72

  de Laat, Monique W M ^a   van Alderen, Elise D ^a   Franx, Arie ^b   Visser, Gerard H A ^a   Bots, Michiel L ^a   Nikkels, Peter G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b CPRLab   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Umbilical coiling index; Umbilical cord; Umbilical vascular coiling

Indexed keywords

APGAR SCORE; ARTERIAL PH; ARTICLE; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; FETUS DEATH; FETUS HYPOXIA; FETUS WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOSIS; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UMBILICAL CORD; UMBILICAL CORD COMPLICATION;

EID: 33845491925     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2006.01.018     Document Type: Article

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