Fetal weight estimation and prediction of fetal macrosomia in non-diabetic pregnant women

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 47-52

  Öçer, Fahri ^a   Kaleli, Semih ^a   Budak, Erdal ^a   Oral, Engin ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fetal weight estimation; Macrosomia; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS; FETUS WEIGHT; HUMAN; MACROSOMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0344507098     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(98)00236-X     Document Type: Article

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