Relationship between two-dimensional ultrasound measurement of placental thickness and estimated fetal weight

Background/Aim: The placenta plays a major role in fetal well-being, and fetal weight is very important to neonatal survival. There probably exists a relationship between placental dimension and fetal size. Data on ultrasound assessed placenta thickness and fetal weight are scanty in the Nigerian li...

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Main Authors: Ademola A Adeyekun, Joyce E Ikubor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Sahel Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.smjonline.org/article.asp?issn=1118-8561;year=2015;volume=18;issue=1;spage=4;epage=8;aulast=Adeyekun