title: [Speed of fetal growth: a new methodological approach].
abstract: We suggest a new method to calculate fetal growth velocity. Fetal growth curves are divided in small linear units, and corresponding slopes calculated as growth rates. An example is detailed to set out statistical contingencies for methodological reliability. Specific interest of the method is discussed.
authors.affiliation: U.R.A. 49 du C.N.R.S., Collège de France et Laboratoire d'Anthropologie, Musée de l'Homme, Paris.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Guihard-Costa
mesh_terms: D001835:Body Weight / Q000502:physiology; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death; D006801:Humans; D008433:Mathematics; D011247:Pregnancy
vernacular_title: Vitesse de croissance foetale: une nouvelle approche méthodologique.