Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 46, Issue 3 , Pages 260-263 , September 2007

Reappraisal of Normal Amniotic Fluid Index in an Asian Population: Analysis of 27,088 Records

,Accepted 29 March 2007.

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PII: S1028-4559(08)60030-3

doi: 10.1016/S1028-4559(08)60030-3

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 46, Issue 3 , Pages 260-263 , September 2007