Intrauterine growth restriction and fetal body composition

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 258-262

  Larciprete, G ^a,b   Valensise, H ^b   Di Pierro, G ^b   Vasapollo, B ^b   Casalino, B ^b   Arduini, D ^b   Jarvis, S ^c   Cirese, E ^a  

^a FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fetal body compartments; Intrauterine growth restriction; Subcutaneous tissue thickness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMUR; FETUS; FETUS GROWTH; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; HUMERUS; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; STUDENT T TEST; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ABDOMEN; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY COMPOSITION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; HUMERUS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 27544471875     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.1980     Document Type: Article

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