Gestational age assessment in malaria pregnancy cohorts: A prospective ultrasound demonstration project in Malawi

Malaria Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Wylie, Blair J ^a   Kalilani Phiri, Linda ^b   Madanitsa, Mwayi ^b   Membe, Gladys ^b   Nyirenda, Osward ^c   Mawindo, Patricia ^c   Kuyenda, Redson ^c   Malenga, Albert ^c   Masonbrink, Abbey ^d,f   Makanani, Bonus ^b   Thesing, Phillip ^c,d,e   Laufer, Miriam K ^f  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Malawi)

^d New York City Department of Health   (United States)

^e Cincinnati Health Department   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ballard examination; Foetal biometry; Malaria in pregnancy; Preterm delivery; Small for gestational age; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; DELIVERY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LEARNING CURVE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALAWI; MENSTRUATION; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ANTHROPOMETRY; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALARIA; MALAWI; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 84878384723     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-12-183     Document Type: Article

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