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Limitations of amniography in the prenatal diagnosis of spina bifida

✍ Scribed by Fernhoff, Paul M. ;Marion, Janet P. ;Priest, Jean H. ;Optiz, John M.

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1980
Tongue: English
Weight: 301 KB
Volume: 7
Category: Article
ISSN: 0148-7299
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.1320070319

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