Current concepts of fetal growth restriction: Part II. Diagnosis and management

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 140-146

  Lin, Chin Chu ^a   Santolaya Forgas, Joaquin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; REVIEW;

FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS;

EID: 0032608380     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(98)00327-5     Document Type: Article

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