Detection of foetal growth restriction using third trimester ultrasound

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 833-844

  Bricker, Leanne ^a   Mahsud Dornan, Samina ^b   Dornan, James C ^c  

^a LIVERPOOL WOMEN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

foetal growth restriction; intrauterine growth restriction; third trimester ultrasound; ultrasound; ultrasound screening

Indexed keywords

AMNION FLUID; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FETUS; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS GROWTH; FETUS RISK; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OBSTETRICS; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; STILLBIRTH; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

AMNIOTIC FLUID; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETUS; HUMANS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 71849109572     PISSN: 15216934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2009.08.003     Document Type: Review

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