Analysis of factors influencing the ultrasonic fetal weight estimation

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 204-210

  Heer, Ivo Markus ^a,e   Kümper, Carolin ^a   Vögtle, Nadin ^b   Müller Egloff, Susanne ^c   Dugas, Martin ^d   Strauss, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b Krankenhaus Dritter Orden   (Germany)

^c LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fetal weight estimation; Impact; Sonography

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DELIVERY; ECHOGRAPHY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FETUS WEIGHT; GENDER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMNIOTIC FLUID; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; FETAL WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR PRESENTATION; MALE; MATERNAL-FETAL RELATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; PARTURITION; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 42349093517     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000116742     Document Type: Article

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