Fetal anterior abdominal wall thickness in diabetic pregnancy

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-47

  Higgins, Mary F ^a   Russell, Noirin M ^a   Mulcahy, Cecilia H ^a   Coffey, Mary ^a   Foley, Michael E ^a   McAuliffe, Fionnuala M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Anterior abdominal wall; Diabetes; Fetus; Macrosomia

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; MACROSOMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

EID: 49649111694     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2008.02.021     Document Type: Article

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