An algorithm for the estimation of gestational age at the time of fetal death

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 145-157

  Conway, Deborah L ^a   Hansen, Nellie I ^b   Dudley, Donald J ^a   Parker, Corette B ^b   Reddy, Uma M ^c   Silver, Robert M ^d   Bukowski, Radek ^e   Pinar, Halit ^f   Stoll, Barbara J ^g   Varner, Michael W ^d   Saade, George R ^e   Hogue, Carol ^h   Willinger, Marian ^c   Coustan, Donald ^f   Koch, Matthew A ^b   Goldenberg, Robert L ⁱ  

^a Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^f BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

algorithms; fetal death; gestational age; stillbirth

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; FOOT LENGTH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; PARAMETERS CONCERNING THE FETUS, NEWBORN AND PREGNANCY; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; RELIABILITY; RESIDENTIAL CARE; STILLBIRTH;

ALGORITHMS; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 84873365316     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ppe.12037     Document Type: Article

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