Prediction of adverse perinatal outcome at term in small-for-gestational age fetuses: Comparison of growth velocity vs. customized assessment

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 531-535

  Iraola, Ainara ^a   González, Iñaki ^a   Eixarch, Elisenda ^a   Meler, Eva ^a   Illa, Miriam ^a   Gardosi, Jason ^b   Gratacós, Eduard ^a   Figueras, Francesc ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b West Midlands Perinatal Institute   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conditional centiles; Customized centiles; Fetal growth; Growth velocity; Perinatal outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS GROWTH; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; UMBILICAL ARTERY;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL DISTRESS; FETAL WEIGHT; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; TERM BIRTH; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL ARTERIES;

EID: 55749091815     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: 16193997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPM.2008.100     Document Type: Article

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