Determining gestational age in a low-resource setting: Validity of last menstrual period

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 332-338

  Rosenberg, Rebecca E ^a   Ahmed, A S M Nawshad U ^b,c   Ahmed, Saifuddin ^a   Saha, Samir K ^b   Chowdhury, M A K Azad ^b   Black, Robert E ^a   Santosham, Mathuram ^a   Darmstadt, Gary L ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b DHAKA SHISHU HOSPITAL   (Bangladesh)

^c Medical College for Women and Hospital   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Gestational age; Last menstrual period; Neonatal health; Obstetrics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; BANGLADESH; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649767195     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/jhpn.v27i3.3375     Document Type: Article

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