Ultrasonic measurement of biparietal diameter and femur in foetal age determination

West African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 24-26

  Dare, F O ^a   Smith, N C ^b   Smith, P ^b  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b ABERDEEN MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biparietal diameter; Femur length; Gestational age; Prediction

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BIPARIETAL DISTANCE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CROWN RUMP LENGTH; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMUR; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATION PERIOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATERNITY WARD; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIABILITY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 3042854066     PISSN: 0189160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wajm.v23i1.28075     Document Type: Article

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