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Original Article

Accuracy of sonographic estimated fetal weight in suspected macrosomia: the likelihood of overestimating and underestimating the true birthweight

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Pages 967-972 | Received 04 Jun 2018, Accepted 10 Aug 2018, Published online: 03 Sep 2018

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