Effects of placental infarctions on the fetal outcome in pregnancies complicated by hypertension

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 213-216

  Salgado, Sujatha S ^a,b   Pathmeswaran, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KELANIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^b NONE   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Apgar score; Birth weight; Head circumference; Hypertension; Placental infarcts

Indexed keywords

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FETUS OUTCOME; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INFARCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; NEWBORN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PLACENTA DISORDER; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION;

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PREGNANCY-INDUCED; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFARCTION; ODDS RATIO; ORGAN SIZE; PLACENTA; PLACENTAL INSUFFICIENCY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR;

EID: 44949085603     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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