Small fetal size before 20 weeks' gestation: associations with maternal tobacco use, early preterm birth, and low birthweight

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 198, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 673.e1-673.e8

  Mercer, Brian M ^a   Merlino, Amy A ^a   Milluzzi, Cynthia J ^a   Moore, John J ^a  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

fetal growth; low birthweight; pregnancy; preterm birth; tobacco; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS GROWTH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD; HUMAN; LARGE FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MACROSOMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL SMOKING; MENSTRUATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 44649176406     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.01.036     Document Type: Article

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