Anthropometric growth study of auricle of healthy preterm and term newborns


Kalcioglu M., TOPLU Y., Ozturan O., Yakinci C.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY, cilt.70, sa.1, ss.121-127, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

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Objective: Auricular abnormalities are important for early diagnosis of the birth defects in the prematures and newborns. Auricular antropometric studies in healthy premature and mature population depend on their gestational age are limited and insufficient. The aims of this study were to reveal antropometric growth and dynamics of the auricle in the healthy newborns from the 28th to the 42nd gestation weeks.