Identification of pathologically small fetuses using customized, ultrasound and population-based growth norms

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 595-599

  Smith, N A ^a   Bukowski, R ^b   Thomas, A M ^a   Cantonwine, D ^a   Zera, C ^a   Robinson, J N ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

customized; fetal growth; growth potential; intrauterine fetal death; IUFD; IUGR; LGA; SGA; stillbirth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY WEIGHT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS WEIGHT; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; STANDARD; STILLBIRTH;

ADULT; BODY WEIGHT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETAL WEIGHT; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MATERNAL AGE; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RISK FACTORS; STILLBIRTH; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 84912092507     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.13333     Document Type: Article

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