Study of peripheral circulation in non-pregnant, pregnant and pre-eclamptic women using applied potential tomography

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 322-327

  Ahmed, Badreldeen ^a  

^a HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Applied potential tomography; Peripheral circulation; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LEG; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PERIPHERAL CIRCULATION; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOMOGRAPHY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOMOTOR REFLEX;

ADULT; BLOOD CIRCULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 4444324570     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2004.00240.x     Document Type: Article

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