Seminars in Perinatology
Volume 32, Issue 3 , Pages 154-160 , June 2008

Nontraditional Sonographic Pearls in Estimating Gestational Age

  • Amy G. Gottlieb, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Amy G. Gottlieb, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, UCDHSC, Academic Office 1, 12631 East 17th Avenue, Rm 4001, Aurora, CO 80045.
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  • Henry L. Galan, MD

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doi: 10.1053/j.semperi.2008.02.003

Seminars in Perinatology
Volume 32, Issue 3 , Pages 154-160 , June 2008

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