- Original Article
- Simplification of Ballard'S Scoring System in Clinical Estimation of Gestational Age in Newborn Infants.
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Woong Heum Kim, Jung Hwan Choi, Chong Ku Yun, Yong Ik Kim
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 1983;26(3):228-236. Published online March 31, 1983
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Clinically, it is often required to identify that neonates are small, appropriate, or large-for-
gestational age, since the clinical course, outcome, and problems are quite different in each
group of infants. For this, accurate estimation of gestational age is required in addition to
birth weight.
Several methods to assess the gestational age based on the physical and neurological char-
acteristics of neonates have been developed... |
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- Clinical Assessment of Gestational Age in the Newborn Infant by Ballard's Scoring System.
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Jung Hwan Choi, Yong Ik Kim, Choug Ku Yun
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 1981;24(11):1046-1056. Published online November 15, 1981
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In recent years, there has been a rapidly increasing interest; in babies whose birthweight is low because their intrauterine growth has been retarded and it has been recognized that the clinical problems of these 'small-for-dates' infants differ from those of true prematures. Although it is very difficult to differentiate 'small-for-dates' infants from true prematures, it can be made readily if... |
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