Decreased amniotic fluid index and adverse pregnancy outcome at term

JPMI - Journal of Postgraduate Medical Institute

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 307-311

  Karim, Rukhsana ^a   Jabeen, Sadaqat ^a   Pervaiz, Fawad ^a   Wahab, Samdana ^a   Yasmeen, Sumaira ^a   Raees, Mehnaz ^a  

^a LADY READING HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid index (AFI); Meconium stained liquor; Oligohydramnios

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNION FLUID INDEX; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT PARAMETERS; FETUS DISTRESS; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MECONIUM; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AMNION FLUID; DELIVERY; FETUS OUTCOME; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL DIABETES MELLITUS; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAKISTAN; PARITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY;

EID: 79251559716     PISSN: 10135472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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