A computerized method for accurately predicting fetal macrosomia up to 11 weeks before delivery

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 148-156

  Nahum, Gerard G ^a   Stanislaw, Harold ^b  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth weight prediction; Combination methods for predicting birth weight; Fetal macrosomia; Maternal characteristics; Newborn macrosomia prediction; Pregnancy specific characteristics; Sensitivity; Sonographic fetal biometry; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CALCULATION; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MACROSOMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34447574008     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2006.08.011     Document Type: Article

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