Perinatal outcomes of pregnancies with borderline amniotic fluid index

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 276, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-19

  Gumus, Ilknur Inegol ^a   Koktener, Asli ^a   Turhan, Nilgun Ozturk ^a  

^a FATIH UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Borderline amniotic index; Perinatal outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS MALFORMATION; GESTATION PERIOD; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MECONIUM; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL GROWTH; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

AMNIOTIC FLUID; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 34250020505     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-006-0309-x     Document Type: Article

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