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Chapter 3 - Differential Diagnosis of Fetal Growth Restriction

from Section 1 - Basic Principles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 July 2018

Christoph Lees ,
Gerard H. A. Visser  and
Kurt Hecher
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Sana Usman ,
Anna Lawin-O’Brien  and
Christoph Lees
Christoph Lees
Affiliation:
Imperial College London
Gerard H. A. Visser
Affiliation:
Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands
Kurt Hecher
Affiliation:
University Medical Centre, Hamburg
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Placental-Fetal Growth Restriction , pp. 14 - 30
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