Ultrasound assessment of fetal biparietal diameter and femur length during normal pregnancy in Iranian women

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 237-242

  Beigi, A ^a   Zarrinkoub, F ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Femur length; Fetal biparietal diameter; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; BIPARIETAL DISTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FEMUR; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IRAN; LEG LENGTHENING; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FEMUR; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; IRAN; PARIETAL BONE; PREGNANCY; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0034212349     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(00)00208-3     Document Type: Article

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