Reference Birth Weight, Length, Chest Circumference, and Head Circumference by Gestational Age in Japanese Twins
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Epidemiology
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0917-5040,1349-9092
DOI: 10.2188/jea.13.333