European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 136, Issue 1 , Pages 34-38 , January 2008

Small-for-gestational-age fetuses with normal umbilical artery Doppler have suboptimal perinatal and neurodevelopmental outcome

Received 3 November 2006 ,Revised 8 January 2007 ,Accepted 15 February 2007.

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PII: S0301-2115(07)00096-6

doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2007.02.016

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 136, Issue 1 , Pages 34-38 , January 2008

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