Fetal macrosomia at the University College Hospital, Ibadan: A 3-year review

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 30-33

  Adesina, O A ^a   Olayemi, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LABOR COMPLICATION; MACROSOMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN DISEASE; NIGERIA; PARITY; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

ACUTE-PHASE PROTEINS; ADULT; FEMALE; FETAL MACROSOMIA; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0037258601     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0144361021000043182     Document Type: Review

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