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Nuchal thickness, urine β-core fragment level, and maternal age for Down syndrome screening

✍ Scribed by R.O. Bahado-Singh; A.U. Oz; D. Flores; D. Cermik; E. Acuna; M.J. Mahoney; L. Cole


Book ID
113986190
Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
1999
Tongue
English
Weight
111 KB
Volume
180
Category
Article
ISSN
1097-6868

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