Ultrasonographic measurement of crown-rump length in high-order multifetal pregnancies

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 438-444

  Saade, G R ^a,b   Gray, G ^a   Belfort, M A ^a   Carpenter Jr , R J ^a   Moise Jr , K J ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Crown rump length; Multifetal pregnancy; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROWN RUMP LENGTH; ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031903707     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1998.11060438.x     Document Type: Article

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