Erratum: Macrosomia: A new formula for optimized fetal weight estimation (Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol (2010) 35 (42-47) DOI: 10.1002/uog.7493);Macrosomia: A new formula for optimized fetal weight estimation

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 42-47

  Hart, N C ^a,c   Hilbert, A ^c   Meurer, B ^c   Schrauder, M ^c   Schmid, M ^c   Siemer, J ^b,c   Voigt, M ^d   Schild, R L ^a,c  

^a Henriettenstiftung   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICINE GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fetal biometry; Fetal weight; Macrosomia; Regression formula; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

EID: 74049095141     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.8943     Document Type: Erratum

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