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The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Volume 25, 2012 - Issue 10
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Original Article

Limitations of the fetal anatomic survey via ultrasound in the obese obstetrical population

Judith H. ChungDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Irvine, CACorrespondence[email protected]
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Raquel PelayoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Irvine, CA
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Tamera J. HatfieldDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Irvine, CA
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Vinita J. SpeirDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Irvine, CA
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Jun WuDepartment of Epidemiology, University of California, Irvine, CA
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Aaron B. CaugheyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
Pages 1945-1949 | Received 27 Oct 2011, Accepted 23 Feb 2012, Published online: 28 Apr 2012

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