The customised growth potential: An international research tool to study the epidemiology of fetal growth

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 2-10

  Gardosi, Jason ^a   Figueras, Francesc ^c   Clausson, Britt ^b   Francis, Andre ^a  

^a West Midlands Perinatal Institute   (United Kingdom)

^b MAYDAY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

customised birthweight standards; maternal body mass index; perinatal mortality rate; SGA; stillbirth rate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FETUS GROWTH; FETUS MONITORING; FETUS WEIGHT; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OBESITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL PERIOD; RISK FACTOR; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT;

BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; OBESITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 78650143183     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2010.01166.x     Document Type: Article

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