Fetal crown-rump length and estimation of gestational age in an ethnic Chinese population

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 157-160

  Sahota, D S ^a   Leung, T Y ^a   Leung, T N ^a   Chan, O K ^a   Lau, T K ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese; Crown rump length; Dating formula; Gestational age; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROWN RUMP LENGTH; ECHOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CROWN-RUMP LENGTH; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59949089681     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.6252     Document Type: Article

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