## Abstract Various estimates abound as to the incidence of conjoined (Siamese) twins, but they are indeed uncommon. The probability of their occurance has been calculated to be once in every 12,000 to once in every 100,000 deliveries. Although uncommon, the antepartum diagnosis can be extremely im
Conjoined twins: Morphogenesis of the heart and a review
β Scribed by Gilbert-Barness, Enid ;Debich-Spicer, Diane ;Opitz, John M.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 845 KB
- Volume
- 120A
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-7299
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