American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 201, Issue 1 , Pages 25.e1-25.e7 , July 2009

A customized standard to assess fetal growth in a US population

  • Jason Gardosi, MD, FRCOG

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprints: Jason Gardosi, MD, West Midlands Perinatal Institute, Crystal Court, Aston Cross, Birmingham B6 5RQ, UK
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  • Andre Francis, MSc

Received 18 December 2008 ,Revised 16 January 2009 ,Accepted 20 April 2009.

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 Cite this article as: Gardosi J, Francis A. A customized standard to assess fetal growth in a US population. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2009;201:25.e1-7.

PII: S0002-9378(09)00429-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.04.035

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 201, Issue 1 , Pages 25.e1-25.e7 , July 2009

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