Seminars in Perinatology
Volume 32, Issue 3 , Pages 161-165 , June 2008

Non-Placental Causes of Intrauterine Growth Restriction

  • Nancy Hendrix, MD
    • ,
  • Vincenzo Berghella, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Vincenzo Berghella, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Thomas Jefferson University, 834 Chestnut Street, Suite 400, Philadelphia, PA 19107.

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doi: 10.1053/j.semperi.2008.02.004

Seminars in Perinatology
Volume 32, Issue 3 , Pages 161-165 , June 2008

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