Fetal Anomalies in Obese Women

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Biggio, Joseph R. Jr MD; Chapman, Victoria MPH; Neely, Cherry RDMS; Cliver, Suzanne P.; Rouse, Dwight J. MD, MSPH

Obstetrics & Gynecology:
February 2010 - Volume 115 - Issue 2, Part 1 - pp 290-296
doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181c9b8c3

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