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The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Volume 31, 2018 - Issue 17
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Original Article

Comparison of first trimester transvaginal anatomy scan to the second trimester structural survey in normal weight and obese populations: a pilot study

Anna McCormickDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA; ;Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Heather AnayaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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Ramkrishna MehendaleDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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Louis FoggDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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Michael RocheDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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Jacques AbramowiczDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
Pages 2319-2324 | Received 20 Apr 2017, Accepted 12 Jun 2017, Published online: 28 Jun 2017

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