American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 200, Issue 6 , Pages 676.e1-676.e4 , June 2009

Variation in fetal ultrasound biometry based on differences in fetal ethnicity

Presented at the 75th Annual Meeting of the Pacific Coast Obstetrical and Gynecological Society, Victoria, BC, Canada, Oct. 15-19, 2008.

Received 12 September 2008 ,Revised 29 December 2008 ,Accepted 26 February 2009.

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 Cite this article as: Ogasawara KK. Variation in fetal ultrasound biometry based on differences in fetal ethnicity. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2009;200:676.e1-676.e4.

PII: S0002-9378(09)00222-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.02.031

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 200, Issue 6 , Pages 676.e1-676.e4 , June 2009

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