Objective diagnosis of micrognathia in the fetus: The jaw index

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 382-386

  Paladini, Dario ^a   Morra, Tiziana ^a   Teodoro, Adele ^a   Lamberti, Agata ^a   Tremolaterra, Fortunato ^a   Martinelli, Pasquale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FETUS; FETUS MONITORING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANDIBLE; MICROGNATHIA; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MICROGNATHISM; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0033104265     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(98)00414-1     Document Type: Article

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