Sonography in obese and overweight pregnant women: Clinical, medicolegal and technical issues

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 720-729

  Paladini, D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Congenital anomalies; Detection rate; Obesity; Overweight; Screening; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; BODY MASS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; OBESITY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, MEDICAL; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 66449096536     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.6393     Document Type: Article

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