The preferred timing of second-trimester obstetric sonography based on maternal body mass index

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1019-1022

  Lantz, Michael E ^a,b   Chisholm, Christian A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Estimated gestational age; Fetal anatomy; Maternal body mass index; Prenatal sonography

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; PATIENT MONITORING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

BODY MASS INDEX (BMI); FETAL ANATOMIC SCREENING; SONOGRAPHIC SCREENING;

OBSTETRICS;

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PRENATAL SCREENING; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TIME; UNDERWEIGHT;

EID: 3542991439     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2004.23.8.1019     Document Type: Article

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