The relation between fetal abdominal circumference and birthweight: Findings in 3512 pregnancies

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 186-190

  Smith, G C S ^a   Smith, M F S ^b   McNay, M B ^a   Fleming, J E E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY BUILD; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FETUS; FETUS GROWTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABDOMEN; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIRTH WEIGHT; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FETAL MACROSOMIA; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0031056332     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1997.tb11042.x     Document Type: Article

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