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Assessment of gestational age: a simplified scoring system |
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| Authors: | L A Kollée J Leusink P G Peer |
| Abstract: | Because of the disadvantages of the Dubowitz score in very ill preterms, an alternative score based on 7 morphological items was designed, and the results are compared to those of the Dubowitz score in 229 newborns. This scoring system proved to be reliable and easy to perform; standard deviation was +/- 10.2 days versus 9.7 days for the Dubowitz score. |
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