Evaluation of the use of umbilical artery Doppler flow studies and outcome of pregnancies at a secondary hospital

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 233-239

  Hugo, Elizabeth J C ^a,b   Odendaal, Hein J ^a   Grove, Debbie ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Flow velocity waveforms; Intrauterine death; Intrauterine growth restriction; Placental insufficiency; Umbilical artery Doppler

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETER; FEMALE; FETAL WELL BEING; FETUS DEATH; FETUS GROWTH; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PLACENTA INSUFFICIENCY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER; UMBILICAL ARTERY; WAVEFORM; BLOOD FLOW; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FETUS BLOOD; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL ARTERIES;

EID: 34347396222     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050601134926     Document Type: Article

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