Reliability and validity of last menstrual period for gestational age estimation in a low-to-middle-income setting
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Determining Gestational Age in a Low-resource Setting: Validity of Last Menstrual Period
The validity of three methods (last menstrual period [LPM], Ballard and Dubowitz scores) for assessment of gestational age for premature infants in a low-resource setting was assessed, using antenatal ultrasound as the gold standard. It was hypothesized that LMP and other methods would perform similarly in determining postnatal gestational age. Concordance analysis was applied to data on 355 ne...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1341-8076
DOI: 10.1111/jog.13801