Estimation of fetal weight: Reference range at 20-36 weeks' gestation and comparison with actual birth-weight reference range

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 550-555

  Salomon, L J ^a   Bernard, J P ^a   Ville, Y ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER INTERCOMMUNAL   (France)

Author keywords

Birth weight; EFW; France; Reference ranges; Z scores

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL STUDY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE; MACROSOMIA; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; FETAL WEIGHT; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 34249740907     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.4019     Document Type: Article

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