Which formula should be used in Ireland to estimate fetal weight?

Irish Medical Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 30-31

  Stratton, J ^a   Scanaill, S Ní ^a   Stuart, B ^a   Turner, M J ^a  

^a Pathology Research Laboratory

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRELAND; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BIRTH WEIGHT; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRELAND; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0029678439     PISSN: 03323102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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