Low midpregnancy placental volume in rural indian women: A cause for low birth weight?

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 443-448

  Kinare, Arun S ^a   Natekar, Asit S ^a   Chinchwadkar, Manoj C ^a   Yajnik, Chittaranjan S ^a   Coyaji, Kurus J ^a   Fall, Caroline H D ^b   Howe, David T ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

^b KEM Hospital and Research Centre ^*

Author keywords

Midpregnancy placental volume; Neonatal size; Placental weight; Rural India; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; HUMAN; INDIA; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLACENTA WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

EID: 0034005461     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(00)70237-7     Document Type: Article

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