Selection biases invalidate current low birthweight weight-for-gestation standards

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 180-185

  Tin, W ^a   Wariyar, U K ^a   Hey, E N ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; STANDARDIZATION;

BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, PROLONGED; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SELECTION BIAS; TIME FACTORS; TWINS;

EID: 0031050312     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1997.tb11041.x     Document Type: Article

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