The effect of Ramadan fasting on fetal growth and Doppler indices of pregnancy

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Moradia, Maryam ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Doppler ultrasonography; Fetal development; Pregnancy; Ramadan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNION FLUID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BIPARIETAL DISTANCE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS GROWTH; FETUS WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PULSATILE FLOW; RELIGION; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UTERINE ARTERY; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 79951625256     PISSN: 17351995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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