Crown-chin length in normal and anencephalic fetuses at 10 to 14 weeks' gestation

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 176, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 852-855

  Sepulveda, W ^a   Sebire, N J ^a   Fung, T Y ^a   Pipi, E ^a   Nicolaides, K H ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anencephaly; Crown chin length; fetal head; first trimester; ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANENCEPHALUS; ARTICLE; CEPHALOMETRY; CHIN; CROWN RUMP LENGTH; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE;

EID: 0030995322     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(97)70610-0     Document Type: Article

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