Accuracy of sonographic fetal weight estimation of fetuses with a birth weight of 1500 g or less

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 131-137

  Abele, Harald ^a   Hoopmann, Markus ^a   Wagner, Norbert ^a   Hahn, Markus ^a   Wallwiener, Diethelm ^a   Kagan, Karl O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Birth weight; Fetal weight estimation; Prenatal

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BIPARIETAL DISTANCE; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMUR; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; MEASUREMENT ERROR; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 78249246347     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2010.07.007     Document Type: Article

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