Small for gestational age neonates - Are we missing some by only using standard population growth standards and does it matter?

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 48-54

  Narchi, Hassib ^a   Skinner, Alyson ^b   Williams, Bernadette ^b  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b ROYAL WOLVERHAMPTON HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Fetal growth retardation; Morbidity; Newborn; Prognosis; Small for gestational age

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTHERMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTHERMIA; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MATERNAL AGE; MORBIDITY; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 73849114306     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767050903067352     Document Type: Article

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