Validity of ultrasound estimation of fetal weight

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 856-860

  Chien, Patrick F W ^a,b,c   Owen, Philip ^a,b,c   Khan, Khalid S ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b STOBHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS WEIGHT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

BIOMETRY; FEMALE; FETAL WEIGHT; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0034200882     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(00)00828-0     Document Type: Article

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