Reference Weights for Placentas Delivered before the 28th Week of Gestation

Placenta

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 987-990

  Hecht, J L ^a   Kliman, H J ^b   Allred, E N ^c   Pflueger, S M ^d   Chang, C H ^e   Doss, B J ^f   Roberts, D ^g   Livasy, C A ^h   Bhan, I ⁱ   Zambrano, E ^b   Ross, D W ^j   Senagore, P ^k   Husain, A N ^l   Leviton, A ^c  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f SPECTRUM HEALTH   (United States)

^g MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^j WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^k MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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Author keywords

Chorioamnionitis; Early gestation; Placenta; Prematurity; Weight

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PLACENTA WEIGHT; PLACENTAL DELIVERY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; TWINS; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; ORGAN SIZE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; REFERENCE VALUES; TWINS;

EID: 34548458125     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2007.04.009     Document Type: Article

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