Accuracy of sonographic prediction of birth weight

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 584-588

  Oliver, Melissa ^a   McNally, Glenn ^b   Leader, Leo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (Australia)

Author keywords

fetal weight; humans; pregnancy; prenatal; ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; DELIVERY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HADLOCK IV EQUATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RANDOM ERROR; SYSTEMATIC ERROR;

FETAL WEIGHT; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84889574089     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajo.12128     Document Type: Article

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