The prognostic role of uterine artery Doppler investigation in patients with severe early-onset preeclampsia

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 202, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 559.e1-559.e4

  Meler, Eva ^a   Figueras, Francesc ^a   Bennasar, Mar ^a   Gomez, Olga ^a   Crispi, Fatima ^a   Gratacos, Eduard ^a  

^a INSTITUT D INVESTIGACIONS BIOMÈDIQUES AUGUST PI I SUNYER IDIBAPS   (Spain)

Author keywords

early onset preeclampsia; uterine artery Doppler investigation

Indexed keywords

ACIDOSIS; ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HELLP SYNDROME; HUMAN; LUNG EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEWBORN DEATH; PERINATAL DEATH; PREDICTION; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; UTERINE ARTERY; UTERUS BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 77952883569     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.01.048     Document Type: Article

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