When do obstetricians recommend delivery for a high-risk preterm growth-retarded fetus?

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 121-126

  Thornton, J G ^a   Pickles, V ^a   Danielian, P ^a   Dawson, A ^a   Whittle, M ^a   Lillford, R J ^a   Tuffnell, D ^a   Soothill, P ^a   Beattie, B ^a   Mires, G ^a   Calder, A ^a   Bashir, T ^a   Lindow, S ^a   Johal, W ^a   Neales, K ^a   Mason, G ^a   Walker, J ^a   Taylor, D ^a   Narayan, H ^a   Walkinshaw, S ^a   Elder, M ^a   Murphy, K ^a   Manyonda, I ^a   Bewley, S ^a   Penn, Z ^a   Rodeck, C ^a   Griffiths, M ^a   Maresh, M ^a   Yousseff, H ^a   Robson, S ^a   Wiener, J ^a   Hebblethwaite, N ^a   Jenkinson, S ^a   Fairlie, F ^a   Fraser, R ^a   Stewart, W ^a   Johanson, R ^a   James, D ^a   Sengupta, B S ^a   Saunders, N ^a   Cameron, H ^a   Churchill, D ^a   Bober, S ^a   Heard, M ^a   Welch, R ^a   Pring, D ^a   Gleeson, R ^a   Jenkins, D ^a   Van Geijn, H ^a   Wolf, H ^a   Visser, G ^a   Van Loon, A ^a   Van Der Lugt, B ^a   Van Der Slikke, J W ^a   Van Roosmalen, J ^a   Karpathios, S ^a   Todros, T ^a   Frusca, T ^a   Montanari, L ^a   Ferrazzi, E ^a   Garzetti, G ^a   Tranquilli, A ^a   Di Tommaso, R ^a   Locci, M V ^a   Roncaglia, N ^a   Tenore, A C ^a   Centini, G ^a   Bricchi, G ^a   Genazzani, A R ^a   Streda, R ^a   Gjelland, K ^a   Heikkila, A ^a   Vasco, E ^a   Martin, T ^a   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Failure to thrive; Intervention; Preterm fetus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DELIVERY; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030219031     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-2115(96)02448-7     Document Type: Article

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