Can a smaller than expected crown-rump length reliably predict the occurrence of subsequent miscarriage in a viable first trimester pregnancy?

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1449-1455

  Abuelghar, Wessam M ^a   Fathi, Hisham M ^a   Ellaithy, Mohamed I ^a   Anwar, Mohammad A ^b  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b International Medical Center   (Egypt)

Author keywords

crown rump length; first trimester small for gestational age; miscarriage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROWN RUMP LENGTH; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

CROWN-RUMP LENGTH; FIRST TRIMESTER SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MISCARRIAGE;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; CROWN-RUMP LENGTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84900342610     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jog.12082     Document Type: Article

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