Evaluation of an optimal gestational age cut-off for the definition of early-and late-onset fetal growth restriction

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 99-105

  Savchev, Stefan ^a   Figueras, Francesc ^a,b,c   Sanz Cortes, Magda ^a,b   Cruz Lemini, Monica ^a   Triunfo, Stefania ^d   Botet, Francesc ^a,b,c   Gratacos, Eduard ^a,b,c  

^a INSTITUT D INVESTIGACIONS BIOMÈDIQUES AUGUST PI I SUNYER IDIBAPS   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adverse outcome; Decision tree; Doppler; Fetal growth restriction

Indexed keywords

ACIDOSIS; ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; DECISION TREE; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RESTRICTION; FETUS; FETUS OUTCOME; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN ACIDOSIS; NEWBORN DEATH; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; UMBILICAL ARTERY; ADVERSE OUTCOME; BIRTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS GROWTH; NEWBORN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREECLAMPSIA; ADOLESCENT; ECHOGRAPHY; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL ARTERIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907321657     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: 14219964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000355525     Document Type: Article

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