Optimal birth weight percentile cut-offs in defining small- or large-for-gestational-age

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 550-555

  Xu, H ^a   Simonet, F ^a   Luo, Z C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

5 min Apgar score; Birth weight percentile; Large for gestational age; Neonatal death; Small for gestational age

Indexed keywords

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; LARGE FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; TERM BIRTH;

APGAR SCORE; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS (U.S.); REFERENCE STANDARDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77649198071     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2009.01674.x     Document Type: Article

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