Construction of the birth weight by gestational age population reference curves of Catalonia (Spain): Methods and development Elaboración de las curvas poblacionales de referencia del peso al nacer, según la edad gestacional, de Cataluña: métodos y desarrollo

• Main Authors: Francisca Ramos (Author), Glória Pérez (Author), Mireia Jané (Author), Ramon Prats (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2009-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Infant size at birth is a useful indicator to evaluate fetal growth in relation to gestational age. There is no standard model to create anthropometric reference curves in neonates, but the method chosen could determine the reference values estimated. We describe the methods used to construct popula...