Predicting large fetuses at birth: Do multiple ultrasound examinations and longitudinal statistical modelling improve prediction?

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 199-207

  Zhang, Jun ^a   Kim, Sungduk ^b   Grewal, Jagteshwar ^b   Albert, Paul S ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

birthweight; fetal weight; large for gestational age; macrosomia; prediction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS MONITORING; FETUS WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LARGE FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MACROSOMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; FETAL MACROSOMIA; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862806032     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2012.01261.x     Document Type: Article

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