Fetal gender and sonographic assessment of crown-rump length: Implications for multifetal pregnancy reduction

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 399-401

  Becker, S ^a,b   Ural, S ^a   Fehm, T ^b   Bienstock, J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crown rump length; First trimester ultrasound; Gender difference; Multifetal pregnancy reduction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHORION VILLUS SAMPLING; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROWN RUMP LENGTH; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GENDER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; STUDENT T TEST; THERAPEUTIC ABORTION;

CROWN-RUMP LENGTH; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY REDUCTION, MULTIFETAL; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 4444346969     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.1084     Document Type: Article

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