Macrosomia, top of the iceberg: The charm of underlying factors

Pediatrics International

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 78-84

  Donma, Mustafa Metin ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Turkey)

Author keywords

blood group; gestational diabetes mellitus; macrosomia; obesity; parental age

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP A; BLOOD GROUP O; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MACROSOMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; PATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ABO BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; AGE FACTORS; BIRTH WEIGHT; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; FETAL MACROSOMIA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 79951986445     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2010.03198.x     Document Type: Article

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