Prediction of delivery date by sonography in the first and second trimesters

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 292-297

  Olesen, A W ^a,b   Thomsen, S G ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AARHUS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biparietal diameter; Crown rump length; Femur length; Gestational age; Last menstrual period

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADULT; CROWN-RUMP LENGTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TERM BIRTH; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 33748777653     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.2793     Document Type: Article

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