Fetal growth reference ranges in twin pregnancy: Analysis of the Southwest Thames Obstetric Research Collaborative (STORK) multiple pregnancy cohort

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 301-307

  Stirrup, O T ^a   Khalil, A ^b   D'Antonio, F ^b   Thilaganathan, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dichorionic diamniotic; Fetal growth; Monochorionic diamniotic; Multiple pregnancy; Twin pregnancy; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIOMETRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TWIN PREGNANCY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; BIOMETRY; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PREGNANCY, TWIN; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 84923865572     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.14640     Document Type: Article

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