Uterine artery doppler and its value in predicting preeclampsia

Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 73-77

  Digiacinto, Dora ^a   Graves, Mandy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

First trimester screening; Preeclampsia; Preterm labor; Second trimester screening; Uterine artery Doppler

Indexed keywords

PREGNANCY ASSOCIATED PLASMA PROTEIN A;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; PREDICTION; PREECLAMPSIA; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE ARTERY;

EID: 64149093998     PISSN: 87564793     EISSN: 15525430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/8756479309333105     Document Type: Article

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