The impact of fetal, maternal and external factors on prediction of the day of delivery by the use of ultrasound

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 99-103

  Tunon K ^a   Eik Nes, S H ^a   Groottum P ^b  

^a TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Gestational age; Last menstrual period; Pregnancy; Routine ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPARIETAL DISTANCE; DELIVERY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GENDER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MATERNAL AGE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; NORWAY; OPERATOR; PARITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMOKING;

ADULT; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MATERNAL AGE; PARITY; PREGNANCY; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0031923583     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1998.11020099.x     Document Type: Article

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