Differences in fat and lean mass proportions in normal and growth-restricted fetuses

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 191, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1459-1464

  Padoan, Alessandra ^a   Rigano, Serena ^a   Ferrazzi, Enrico ^a   Beaty, Brenda L ^b   Battaglia, Frederick C ^c   Galan, Henry L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c The Department of Pediatrics

Author keywords

Fetal growth restriction; Fetus; Lean mass; Subcutaneous fat; Ultrasound measurement

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOMETRY; BONE MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FAT BODY; FEMUR; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS GROWTH; FETUS MONITORING; GESTATION PERIOD; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MUSCLE MASS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; ULTRASOUND;

BIOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY SIZE; BONE AND BONES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FEMUR; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 7044226537     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.06.045     Document Type: Conference Paper

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