Mean, lowest, and highest pulsatility index of the uterine artery and adverse pregnancy outcome in twin pregnancies

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 205, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 549.e1-549.e7

  Klein, Katharina ^a   Mailath Pokorny, Mariella ^a   Elhenicky, Marie ^a   Schmid, Maximilian ^a   Zeisler, Harald ^a   Worda, Christof ^a  

^a UNIV KLIN FÜR FRAUENHEILKUNDE   (Austria)

Author keywords

adverse pregnancy outcome; preeclampsia; twin pregnancy; uterine artery Doppler

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; TWIN PREGNANCY; UTERINE ARTERY;

EID: 81855207445     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2011.06.103     Document Type: Article

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