Use of uterine artery Doppler ultrasonography to predict pre-eclampsia and intrauterine growth restriction: A systematic review and bivariable meta-analysis

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 178, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 701-711

  Cnossen, Jeltsje S ^a   Morris, Rachel K ^c   Ter Riet, Gerben ^a,b   Mol, Ben W J ^a   Van Der Post, Joris A M ^a   Coomarasamy, Arri ^c   Zwinderman, Aeilko H ^a   Robson, Stephen C ^d   Bindels, Patrick J E ^a   Kleijnen, Jos ^e   Khan, Khalid S ^c  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c BIRMINGHAM WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e KLEIJNEN SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; CALCULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EMBASE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PREECLAMPSIA; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UTERINE ARTERY; VALIDITY;

EID: 41149176488     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.070430     Document Type: Article

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