Maternal and fetal alphafetoprotein (AFP) levels at term: Relation to sex, weight and gestation of the infant

B. C. Obiekwe Departments of Reproductive Physiology and Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College and The London Hospital Medical College, London, England

N. Malek Departments of Reproductive Physiology and Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College and The London Hospital Medical College, London, England

M. J. Kitau Departments of Reproductive Physiology and Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College and The London Hospital Medical College, London, England

T. Chard Departments of Reproductive Physiology and Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College and The London Hospital Medical College, London, England

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