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Uterine Artery Doppler Velocimetry for the Prediction of Preeclampsia among High-risk Pregnancies in Low-resource Setting: Our Experience at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria

Aliyu Labaran Dayyabu, Murtala Yusuf, Hadiza Galadanci, Anas Ismail, Abdu H Danbatta

Keywords : Doppler ultrasound,Prediction of preeclampsia,Uterine artery

Citation Information : Dayyabu AL, Yusuf M, Galadanci H, Ismail A, Danbatta AH. Uterine Artery Doppler Velocimetry for the Prediction of Preeclampsia among High-risk Pregnancies in Low-resource Setting: Our Experience at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2017; 11 (3):197-202.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10009_1523

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 01-03-2016

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2017; The Author(s).


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Yusuf M, Galadanci H, Ismail A, Aliyu LD, Danbatta AH. Uterine Artery Doppler Velocimetry for the Prediction of Preeclampsia among High-risk Pregnancies in Low-resource Setting: Our Experience at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2017;11(3):197-202.


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