Comparison of gestational age at birth based on last menstrual period and ultrasound during the first trimester

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 587-596

  Hoffman, Caroline S ^a,b   Messer, Lynne C ^d   Mendola, Pauline ^d   Savitz, David A ^e   Herring, Amy H ^b,c   Hartmann, Katherine E ^f  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^e MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Bias; Ethnic group; Gestational age; LMP; Maternal age; Measurement; Post term; Preterm; Ultrasound estimates

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LAST MENSTRUAL PERIOD; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; MENSTRUATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 53549112480     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2008.00965.x     Document Type: Article

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