Occlusion of umbilical artery in acardiac, acephalic twin
β Scribed by Porreco, R.P.; Barton, S.M.; Haverkamp, A.D.
- Book ID
- 123265860
- Publisher
- The Lancet
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 458 KB
- Volume
- 337
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0140-6736
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