Fetal Macrosomia in the Diabetic Woman
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Ultrasound diagnosis of fetal macrosomia.
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عنوان ژورنال: Romanian Journal of Diabetes Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2068-7532
DOI: 10.2478/v10255-012-0006-4