Reference values for the weight of freshly delivered term placentas and for placental weight-birth weight ratios

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 128, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 248-252

  Burkhardt, Tilo ^a   Schäffer, Leonhard ^a   Schneider, Christoph ^a   Zimmermann, Roland ^a   Kurmanavicius, Juozas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Caesarean section; Fetal programming; Fresh placental weight; Placental ratio; Reference value; Vaginal delivery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PLACENTA WEIGHT; PLACENTAL DELIVERY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TERM BIRTH; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 33748194587     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2005.10.032     Document Type: Article

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