Gross placental structure in a low-risk population of singleton, term, first-born infants

Pediatric and Developmental Pathology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 200-210

  Coall, David A ^a,d   Charles, Adrian K ^b   Salafia, Carolyn M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

^c ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^d FREMANTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Body mass index; Parity; Placenta; Placental growth; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; LIVE BIRTH; MALE; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; PARAMETRIC TEST; PLACENTA; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PLACENTA WEIGHT; POPULATION RISK; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERM BIRTH; UMBILICAL CORD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; PARITY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66749114310     PISSN: 10935266     EISSN: 16155742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2350/08-02-0413.1     Document Type: Article

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