European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 141, Issue 2 , Pages 111-114 , December 2008

Clinical estimation of fetal weight and the Hawthorne effect

  • Nathan S. Fox

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (NSF, STC), Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Maternal Fetal Medicine Associates, PLLC, 70 East 90th Street, New York, NY 10128, USA. Tel.: +1 212 722 7409; fax: +1 212 722 7185.
    • ,
  • Jennifer S. Brennan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health (JSB), Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
    • ,
  • Stephen T. Chasen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (NSF, STC), Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA

Received 2 January 2008 ,Revised 16 July 2008 ,Accepted 19 July 2008.

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PII: S0301-2115(08)00300-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2008.07.023

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 141, Issue 2 , Pages 111-114 , December 2008

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