Small-for-gestational-age infants classified by customized or population birthweight centiles: impact of gestational age at delivery

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 197, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 239.e1-239.e5

  Groom, Katie M ^a   Poppe, Katrina K ^a   North, Robyn A ^a   McCowan, Lesley M E ^a  

^a Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences School of Population Health   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

customized birthweight centiles; gestational age; intrauterine growth restriction; population birthweight centiles; small for gestational age

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEW ZEALAND; NULLIPARA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; POPULATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT;

EID: 34548414619     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.06.038     Document Type: Article

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