Fetal growth versus birthweight: The role of placenta versus other determinants

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Roland, Marie Cecilie Paasche ^a   Friis, Camilla M ^a   Voldner, Nanna ^a   Godang, Kristin ^a   Bollerslev, Jens ^a,b   Haugen, Guttorm ^a,b   Henriksen, Tore ^a,b  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS GROWTH; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; PARITY; PLACENTA WEIGHT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862490697     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039324     Document Type: Article

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