Amniotic fluid index versus single deepest vertical pocket as a screening test for preventing adverse pregnancy outcome

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Nabhan, Ashraf F ^a   Abdelmoula, Yaser A ^b  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; AMNION FLUID; AMNION FLUID ANALYSIS; APGAR SCORE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DATA BASE; DATA EXTRACTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECHOGRAPHY; FETAL WELL BEING; FETUS DISTRESS; FETUS HEART RATE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABOR INDUCTION; MECONIUM ASPIRATION; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL DEATH; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 55049108638     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006593.pub2     Document Type: Review

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