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For the sake of convenience the fetuses have been divided into six groups: – A, B, C, D, E and F according to a difference in the gestation period of 4 weeks. The gestational age was ascertained form the date of the last menstrual period.
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Ganguly, C. et al. (2016). Anthropometric Measurement of the Human Fetus. In: Bhattacharya, N., Stubblefield, P. (eds) Human Fetal Growth and Development. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14874-8_6
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