Ponderal index for discrimination between symmetric and asymmetric growth restriction: Percentiles for neonates from 30 weeks to 43 weeks of gestation

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 157-160

  Landmann, Eva ^a   Reiss, Irwin ^a   Misselwitz, Björn ^b   Gortner, Ludwig ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Institute of Quality Assurance   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fetal growth retardation; Percentile; Ponderal index; Preterm neonate; Small for gestational age infant

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; EUROPE; FEMALE; GERMANY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCENTILE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; WEIGHT INDEX;

BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; EUROPE; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH;

EID: 33646755541     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050600624786     Document Type: Article

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