Obstetrical sonography in obese women: A review

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 209-216

  Weichert, Jan ^a   Hartge, David Rafael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Image quality; Obesity; Pregnancy; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; REVIEW;

BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 79953742354     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: 10970096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20767     Document Type: Review

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