Pregnancy-Induced Physiologic Alterations

Critical Care Obstetrics: Fifth Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 30-52

  Norwitz, Errol R ^a   Robinson, Julian N ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac output and stroke volume; Cardiovascular system; Endocrine system; Gastrointestinal system; Genitourinary system; Hematologic system; Pregnancy Induced Physiologic Alterations; Respiratory system; Systemic vascular resistance (SVR) is a measure of the impedance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884671512     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444316780.ch4     Document Type: Chapter

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