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Research Article

Autopsy-Based Growth Charts May under-Detect Fetal Growth Restriction at Autopsy

Min Jung Kima Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jennifer A. Hutcheonb Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CanadaView further author information
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Anna F. Leec Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CanadaView further author information
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Jessica Liauwb Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CanadaView further author information
Pages 198-207 | Received 07 Aug 2023, Accepted 07 Dec 2023, Published online: 08 Jan 2024

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