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The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Volume 31, 2018 - Issue 11
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Original Article

Small-for-gestational-age babies of low-risk term pregnancies: does antenatal detection matter?

Catarina PolicianoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, CHLN-Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal; Correspondence[email protected]
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Andreia FonsecaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, CHLN-Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal; View further author information
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Jorge M. MendesNOVAIMS, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal; View further author information
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Nuno ClodeDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, CHLN-Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal; View further author information
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Luís M. GraçaFaculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, CAM-Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa, Lisbon, PortugalView further author information
Pages 1426-1430 | Received 12 Jan 2017, Accepted 06 Apr 2017, Published online: 24 Apr 2017

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