Fetal weight estimation by symphysis-fundus height and gestational age

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 20-24

  Mongelli, Max ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fetal weight; Fetal weight estimation; Gestational age; Symphysis fundus height

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; DELIVERY; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEIGHT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICS;

EID: 0031021988     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: 1423002X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000291811     Document Type: Article

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