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The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Volume 33, 2020 - Issue 4
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Reference curves for the normal fetal small bowel and colon diameters; their usefulness in fetuses with suspected dilated bowel

Chiara C. LapDepartment of Obstetrics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Division Woman and Baby, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Correspondence[email protected]
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Charlotte S. VoskuilenDepartment of Obstetrics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Division Woman and Baby, Utrecht, The Netherlands;
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Lourens R. PistoriusDepartment of Obstetrics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Division Woman and Baby, Utrecht, The Netherlands; ;Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa;
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Eduard J. H. MulderDepartment of Obstetrics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Division Woman and Baby, Utrecht, The Netherlands;
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Gerard H. A. VisserDepartment of Obstetrics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Division Woman and Baby, Utrecht, The Netherlands;
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Gwendolyn T. R. MantenDepartment of Obstetrics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Division Woman and Baby, Utrecht, The Netherlands; ;Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Isala Women and Children’s Hospital, Zwolle, The Netherlands
Pages 633-638 | Received 07 May 2018, Accepted 06 Jul 2018, Published online: 06 Jan 2019

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