Is an excessive number of prenatal echographies a risk for fetal growth?

Early Human Development

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 689-693

  Bellieni, C V ^a,b   Buonocore, G ^a   Bagnoli, F ^a   Cordelli, D M ^a   Gasparre, O ^a   Calonaci, F ^a   Filardi, G ^a   Merola, A ^a   Petraglia, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Birthweight; Fetus; Pregnancy; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS GROWTH; HUMAN; MALE; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 23044514394     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2005.05.004     Document Type: Article

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