Improving the assessment of gestational age in a Zimbabwean population

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 7-18

  Feresu, S A ^a   Sowers, M F ^a   Harlow, S D ^a   Gillespie, B W ^a   Welch, K ^a   Johnson, T R B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Birthweight; Gestational age; Low birthweight; Pre term; Prematurity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MATERNAL CARE; MATURITY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL MODEL; ZIMBABWE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LINEAR MODELS; PREGNANCY; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0036310541     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(02)00094-2     Document Type: Article

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