Fetal growth velocities in Hong Kong Chinese infants

Biology of the Neonate

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 262-268

  Fok, T F ^a   Hon, K L ^a   So, H K ^a   Wong, E ^a   Ng, P C ^a   Chang, A ^a   Lau, J ^a   Chow, C B ^b,i   Lee, W H ^c,j   Chan, A K H ^d   Tsao, Y C ^e   Yuen, R K N ^f   Tong, C T ^g   Young, B W Y ^h   Ho, H T ^h   Chang, A M Y ^a   Lam, B C C ^k   Kwong, N S ^l   Lee, A K Y ^m   Chan, H B ⁿ  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d Caritas Medical Centre Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

^e Caritas Medical Centre ^*  (Hong Kong)

^f KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^g Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital   (Hong Kong)

^h PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

ⁱ PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^j Queen Elizabeth Hospital

^k TSAN YUK HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^l TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^m Union Hospital of Huazhong University   (China)

ⁿ United Christian Hospital

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Author keywords

Anthropometric measurements; Chinese infants; Fetal growth velocity; Gestational age

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHINESE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH RATE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PARAMETER; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FRANCE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 23244436785     PISSN: 00063126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000084030     Document Type: Article

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