Fetal size charts for the Italian population. Normative curves of head, abdomen and long bones

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 456-464

  Paladini, Dario ^a,d   Rustico, Mariangela ^b   Viora, Elsa ^c   Giani, Umberto ^a   Bruzzese, Dario ^a   Campogrande, Mario ^c   Martinelli, Pasquale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b V BUZZI CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Ospedale Sant'Anna   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fetal biometry; Head biometry; Italian population; Long bones; Size curve

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; BIPARIETAL DISTANCE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMUR; FETAL SIZE CHART; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; HUMERUS; ITALY; LONG BONE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NORMAL VALUE; PARAMETER; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIBIA; ULNA;

ABDOMEN; BIOMETRY; BONE AND BONES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 21844475938     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.1158     Document Type: Article

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