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Determination of reference values for third trimester amniotic fluid index: a retrospective analysis of a large cohort of pregnancies with comparison to previous nomograms

Rinat Gabbay-Benziva Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel;b The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, IsraelCorrespondence[email protected]
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Estie Maor-Sagiea Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel;b The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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Alon Shrima Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel;b The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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Mordechai Hallaka Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel;b The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
Pages 134-140 | Received 07 Jul 2019, Accepted 05 Jan 2020, Published online: 12 Jan 2020

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