Gender-specific weight estimation of fetuses between 2,501 and 3,999 g - New regression formulae

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 304-309

  Siemer, Jörn ^a   Hilbert, Antonia ^b   Wolf, Tanja ^b   Hart, Nicola ^a   Müller, Andreas ^b   Schild, Ralf L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fetal biometry; Fetal gender; Fetal weight estimation; Obstetrics; Prenatal diagnosis; Regression formula; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS WEIGHT; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEASUREMENT ERROR; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL WEIGHT; FETUS; HUMANS; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 52849113712     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000159269     Document Type: Article

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