Changes in spectral power of fetal heart rate variability in small-for-gestational-age fetuses are associated with fetal sex

Early Human Development

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 9-13

  Kwon, Ji Young ^a   Park, In Yang ^a   Lim, Jongil ^a   Shin, Jong Chul ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fetal heart rate; Fetal sex; Fetal weight; Small for gestational age; Spectral analysis

Indexed keywords

ACIDEMIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FETUS HEART RATE; FETUS SEX; FETUS WEIGHT; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POWER SPECTRUM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT;

FETAL HEART RATE; FETAL SEX; FETAL WEIGHT; SMALL-FOR-GESTATIONAL-AGE; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL WEIGHT; HEART RATE, FETAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MALE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84891738188     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: 18726232     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2013.11.005     Document Type: Article

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