American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 188, Issue 2 , Pages 566-574 , February 2003

Ultrasonographic prediction of term birth weight: How accurate is it?

Received 1 June 2002 ,Revised 26 August 2002 ,Accepted 11 October 2002.

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☆ Presented as the Second Prize Paper Winner for Current Clinical and Basic Investigation at the 50th Annual Clinical Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Los Angeles, Calif, May 4-8, 2002.

☆☆ Reprint requests: Gerard G. Nahum, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University Medical Center—3241, Durham, NC 27710. E-mail: Nahum001@mc.Duke.edu

PII: S0002-9378(02)71485-3

doi: 10.1067/mob.2003.155

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 188, Issue 2 , Pages 566-574 , February 2003

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