Ultrasound assessment of placental function: The effectiveness of placental biometry in a low-risk population as a predictor of a small for gestational age neonate

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 620-626

  McGinty, Patricia ^a,d   Farah, Nadine ^a,b   Dwyer, Vicky O ^a,b   Hogan, Jennifer ^a   Reilly, Amanda ^c   Turner, Michael J ^b   Stuart, Bernard ^a,b   Kennelly, Máireád M ^a,b  

^a Pathology Research Laboratory   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PLACENTA FUNCTION; PLACENTAL LENGTH; PLACENTAL THICKNESS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; UTERINE ARTERY;

EID: 84863460535     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.3870     Document Type: Article

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