British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 105(9), 933-936, 1998
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PMID 9763041 9763041 DOI 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1998.tb10253.x 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1998.tb10253.x
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Gardosi, J., & Geirsson, R. T. (1998). Routine ultrasound is the method of choice for dating pregnancy. British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 105(9), 933-936. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.1998.tb10253.x
Gardosi J, Geirsson RT. Routine ultrasound is the method of choice for dating pregnancy. Br J Obstet Gynaecol. 1998;105(9):933-936. doi:10.1111/j.1471-0528.1998.tb10253.x
Gardosi, Jason, and Reynir T. Geirsson. "Routine ultrasound is the method of choice for dating pregnancy." British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, vol. 105, no. 9, 1998, pp. 933-936.
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Embryonic and Fetal Development, Female, Gestational Age, Humans, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Trimester, Second, Pregnancy, Prolonged, Sensitivity and Specificity, Ultrasonography, Prenatal/standards
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