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The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Volume 32, 2019 - Issue 14
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Original Article

Is the fetal cerebroplacental ratio better that the estimated fetal weight in predicting adverse perinatal outcomes in a low risk cohort?

Christopher FlatleyMater Research Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia;
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Sailesh KumarMater Research Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; ;School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Herston, Brisbane, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 2380-2386 | Received 19 Aug 2017, Accepted 05 Feb 2018, Published online: 18 Feb 2018

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