Prenatal ultrasound study of gender difference in urinary tract morphology in normal fetuses

Hong Kong Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Leung, V Y F ^a   Chu, W C W ^a   Metreweli, C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Fetus; Gender; Renal pelvic size; Urinary bladder volume

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER CAPACITY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; KIDNEY PELVIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; URINARY TRACT;

EID: 48349087616     PISSN: 10139923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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