An observational assessment of the sublingual microcirculation of pregnant and non-pregnant women

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 23-28

  George, R B ^a,b   Munro, A ^b   Abdo, I ^b,c   McKeen, D M ^a,b   Lehmann, C ^b,d  

^a IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HRADEC KRALOVE   (Czech Republic)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Microcirculation; Pregnancy; Sidestream dark field imaging

Indexed keywords

MICROCIRCULATION; PREGNANCY; SIDESTREAM DARK FIELD IMAGING;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROCIRCULATION; MOUTH FLOOR; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84895065961     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: 15323374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2013.08.013     Document Type: Article

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