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Amniotic fluid polytest for estimation of fetal maturity in late pregnancy

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Evaluation of the results of amniotic fluid creatinine, uric acid and the nile blue sulphate test was found to give a more accurate prediction of maturity when considered in combination rather than separately, in a series of 100 patients of known maturity and 61 patients of uncertain gestation.

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  1. Robert F. Harrison

    Present address: Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Queen Charlotte's Hospital, W.6., London

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    Robert F. Harrison & George R. Henry

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Harrison, R.F., Henry, G.R. Amniotic fluid polytest for estimation of fetal maturity in late pregnancy. Ir J Med Sci 143, 296–299 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03004778

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