Fetal growth retardation and second trimester maternal serum human chorionic gonadotrophin levels

Placenta

Volumn 19, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 143-147

  Luckas, M J M ^a,d   Sandland, R ^b   Hawe, J ^a   Neilson, J P ^a   McFadyen, I R ^a   Meekins, J W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b WARRINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c LEIGHTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Liverpool Women's Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLACENTA WEIGHT; PREECLAMPSIA; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

EID: 0031913286     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-4004(98)90002-9     Document Type: Article

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