A comparison of pregnancy dating methods commonly used in South Africa: A prospective study

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 552-556

  Geerts, L ^a   Poggenpoel, E ^a   Theron, G ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATION PERIOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LABOR; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TEST; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOUTH AFRICA; UTERUS FUNDUS HEIGHT;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 84880840888     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.6751     Document Type: Article

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