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Original Article

Fetal biacromial diameter as a new ultrasound measure for prediction of macrosomia in term pregnancy: a prospective observational study

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Pages 2674-2679 | Received 05 Dec 2017, Accepted 22 Feb 2018, Published online: 07 Mar 2018

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