Ultrasonic estimation of fetal weight at term: An evaluation of eight formulae

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 409-413

  Mirghani, Hisham M ^a   Weerasinghe, Sarath ^a   Ezimokhai, Mutaira ^a   Smith, John R ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Fetal biometry; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; BIPARIETAL DISTANCE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FEMUR; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS WEIGHT; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BIRTH WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 27744507110     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2005.00311.x     Document Type: Article

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