Dubowitz assessment of gestational age and agreement with prenatal methods

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 369-373

  Vik, Torstein ^a,d   Vatten, Lars ^b   Markestad, Trond ^c   Jacobsen, Geir ^b   Bakketeig, Leiv S ^b  

^a TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d University Medical Center   (Norway)

Author keywords

Gestational age assessment; Kappa statistics; Newborn infants; Small for gestational age

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ARTICLE; BIPARIETAL DISTANCE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT;

EID: 0030856374     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-994163     Document Type: Article

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