Ethnic differences in prenatal growth and the association with maternal and fetal characteristics

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 115-122

  Drooger, J C ^a   Troe, J W M ^a   Borsboom, G J J M ^a   Hofman, A ^a   Mackenbach, J P ^a   Moll, H A ^a   Snijders, R J M ^a   Verhulst, F C ^a   Witteman, J C M ^a   Steegers, E A P ^a   Joung, I M A ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ethnic groups; Fetal growth; Fetal weight; Maternal and fetal characteristics; Multilevel model

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FEMUR; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS WEIGHT; GENDER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HEIGHT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MOROCCO; NETHERLANDS; PARITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRENATAL GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURINAME; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WEIGHT;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETAL WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 27544433091     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.1962     Document Type: Article

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