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The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Volume 32, 2019 - Issue 21
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Original Article

Can we improve the gestation-adjusted projection (GAP) method for prediction of birth weight in morbidly obese women?Footnote*

Homa K. AhmadziaDivision of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Science, Washington, DC, USA; Correspondence[email protected]
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Laura SanapoDivision of Fetal and Transitional Medicine, Children’s National Health System, Washington, DC, USA; View further author information
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Samantha M. ThomasDepartment of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA; View further author information
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Chad A. GrotegutDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USAView further author information
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Brita K. BoydDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USAView further author information
Pages 3600-3605 | Received 15 Mar 2018, Accepted 20 Apr 2018, Published online: 15 May 2018

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