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Original Article

The effect of a sonographic estimated fetal weight on the risk of cesarean delivery in macrosomic and small for gestational-age infants*

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Pages 1172-1176 | Received 30 Mar 2016, Accepted 29 Jun 2016, Published online: 17 Jul 2016

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