Fetal macrosomia

Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 58-61

  Wallace, Suzanne ^a   McEwan, Alec ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome; diabetes; Erb's palsy; fetal macrosomia; gestational diabetes; shoulder dystocia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; CESAREAN SECTION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS OUTCOME; GENETIC DISORDER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MACROSOMIA; MATERNAL DIABETES MELLITUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALPATION; PREDICTION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL PERIOD; RISK FACTOR; SHOULDER DYSTOCIA; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 33947097487     PISSN: 17517214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ogrm.2006.12.010     Document Type: Article

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