Decreased neonatal tibial bone ultrasound velocity in term infants born after breech presentation

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 693-696

  Tshorny, M ^a   Mimouni, F B ^b,c   Littner, Y ^d   Alper, A ^a   Mandel, D ^a,c  

^a LIS MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^b SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BONE DISEASE; BONE MINERALIZATION; BONE STRENGTH; BREECH PRESENTATION; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LIMB MOVEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PARITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIBIA;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BREECH PRESENTATION; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; FETAL MOVEMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUES; TIBIA;

EID: 35649001939     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211809     Document Type: Article

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