135 Second trimester serum screening and adverse pregnancy outcome in twin gestations
β Scribed by Radek Bukowski; Barbara Luke; George Saade; Gayle Olson; Dibe Martin; Mary O'Sullivan; Gary Hankins
- Book ID
- 113982254
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 153 KB
- Volume
- 185
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1097-6868
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