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Short Report

Reference range for the fetal intracranial translucency measurement between 11 and 14 + 2 weeks of gestation in a Brazilian population

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Pages 2588-2591 | Received 09 Jul 2015, Accepted 20 Sep 2015, Published online: 20 Oct 2015

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