Newborn weight charts underestimate the incidence of low birthweight in preterm infants

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 199, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 139.e1-139.e6

  Burkhardt, Tilo ^a   Schäffer, Leonhard ^a   Zimmermann, Roland ^a   Kurmanavicius, Juozas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

estimated fetal weight; low birthweight; ponderal index; preterm delivery; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN WEIGHT CHART; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 47949106287     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.01.011     Document Type: Article

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