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Uniform early first-trimester sonography: the time has arrived

D M Sherer^1,2, M Kheyman¹, V Hsieh²

¹The Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, State University of New York (SUNY), Downstate Heath Sciences University, New York City, NY, USA.

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