Obstetricians' attitudes towards 'isolated' oligohydramnios at term

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 574-576

  Elsandabesee, D ^a,b   Majumdar, S ^a   Sinha, S ^a  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid index; Isolated oligohydramnios; Perinatal outcome; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNITY WARD; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PATIENT CARE; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERM BIRTH; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LABOR, INDUCED; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 34848834162     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610701469669     Document Type: Article

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