Maternal anthropometry-based screening and pregnancy outcome: A decision analysis

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 447-453

  Kramer, Michael S ^a,d   Haas, Jere ^b   Kelly, Alan ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assisted delivery; Decision analysis; Intrauterine growth retardation; Maternal anthropometry; Maternal nutrition; Preterm birth

Indexed keywords

CHILDBEARING; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE; MATERNAL HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PREDICTION; PREMATURITY; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EXTRACTION, OBSTETRICAL; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WEIGHT GAIN;

COLOMBIA; INDIA; MYANMAR;

EID: 0031777710     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.1998.00239.x     Document Type: Article

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