Prediction of fetal birthweight in Taiwanese women with pre-eclampsia and gestational hypertension using an equation based on maternal characteristics

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 480-486

  Liu, Ching Ming ^a   Chang, Shuenn Dyh ^a   Cheng, Po Jen ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Birthweight prediction; Gestational hypertension; Maternal characteristics; Pre eclampsia; Taiwanese women

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PREECLAMPSIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TAIWAN;

BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 50049090047     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2008.00813.x     Document Type: Article

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