Longitudinal study of Doppler flow resistance indices of the uterine arteries after normal vaginal delivery

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1207-1214

  Mulic Lutvica, Ajlana ^a,b   Eurenius, Karin ^a   Axelsson, Ove ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Doppler; Postpartum; Ultrasound; Uterine artery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; PULSATILE FLOW; UTERINE ARTERY; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; ARTERIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; UTERUS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 34648821981     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340701621569     Document Type: Article

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