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Original Article

Fetal heart biventricular diameter/foot length index as a diagnostic marker of fetal macrosomia in the second and third trimester of pregnancy

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Article: 2183751 | Received 20 Jan 2022, Accepted 16 Feb 2023, Published online: 27 Feb 2023

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