The antenatal development of fetal behavioral patterns assessed by four-dimensional sonography

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 401-416

  Kurjak, A ^a   Carrera, J M ^b   Medic, M ^c   Azumendi, G ^d   Andonotopo, W ^e   Stanojevic, M ^a  

^a Croatian Academy of Medical Sciences   (Croatia)

^b INSTITUT UNIVERSITARI DEXEUS   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^d Centro Gutenberg   (Spain)

^e MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Development; Fetal behavior; Four dimensional ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS MOVEMENT; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOUR DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; LIMB MOVEMENT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ONTOGENY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; EXTREMITIES; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETAL MOVEMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 22344433600     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050400029657     Document Type: Review

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