Should sex identification be offered as part of the routine ultrasound examination?

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Author/s: Chervenak, F A (FA); McCullough, L B (LB);

Affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, NY, USA.

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Publication Type: Comment; Journal Article

Journal: Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol), published in ENGLAND. (Language: eng)

Reference: 1996-Nov; vol 8 (issue 5) : pp 293-4

Dates: Created 1997/03/19; Completed 1997/03/19; Revised 2004/11/18;

PMID: 8977999, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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CommentOn: Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 1996 Nov;8(5):318-21. (PMID: 8978004)

CommentOn: Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 1996 Nov;8(5):322-4. (PMID: 8978005)

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