Placental ratio and intrauterine growth retardation

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 103, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 924-926

  Lao, T T ^a   Wong, W M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLACENTA WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; ORGAN SIZE; PLACENTA DISEASES; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0029848022     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1996.tb09914.x     Document Type: Article

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