Validity of sonographic prediction of fetal weight and weight discordance in twin pregnancies

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 361-367

  Diaz Garcia, C ^a,b   Bernard, J P ^a   Ville, Y ^a   Salomon, L J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biometry; Fetal growth discordance; Fetal weight; Twin pregnancy; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANALYTICAL ERROR; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT DISCORDANCE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS WEIGHT; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TWIN PREGNANCY; VALIDITY;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; FETAL WEIGHT; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TWINS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 77950637704     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.2469     Document Type: Article

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