Fetal umbilical artery Doppler to predict compromise of fetal/neonatal wellbeing in a high-risk population: Systematic review and bivariate meta-analysis

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 135-142

  Morris, R K ^a   Malin, G ^a   Robson, S C ^b   Kleijnen, J ^c,d   Zamora, J ^e   Khan, K S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c KLEIJNEN SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS LTD   (United Kingdom)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

adverse perinatal outcome; meta analysis; systematic review; umbilical artery Doppler

Indexed keywords

DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS DISTRESS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; UMBILICAL ARTERY;

FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETAL DISTRESS; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL ARTERIES;

EID: 79251542678     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.7767     Document Type: Article

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