Adjustment of birth weight standards for maternal and infant characteristics improves the prediction of outcome in the small-for-gestational-age infant

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 175, Issue 3 PART I, 1996, Pages 544-547

  Sciscione, Anthony C ^a,c   Gorman, Robert ^b   Callan, Nancy A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c MEDICAL CENTER OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Intrauterine growth restriction; Maternal height; Maternal weight; Perinatal morbidity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; FETUS OUTCOME; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MATHEMATICS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0029828748     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ob.1996.v175.a73600     Document Type: Article

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