Reference birth-length range for multiple-birth neonates in Japan

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 43-49

  Kato, Noriko ^a   Uchiyama, Yuko ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asymmetrical growth; Birth length; Gestational age; Twins

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; TWINS;

BIRTH ORDER; BODY HEIGHT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; JAPAN; MALE; MULTIPLE BIRTH OFFSPRING; PREGNANCY; QUADRUPLETS; REFERENCE VALUES; TRIPLETS; TWINS;

EID: 14944369321     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2005.00248.x     Document Type: Article

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