Prenatal Diagnosis of Extrastructurally Abnormal Chromosomes: Clinical Experience and Literature Review
β Scribed by Jenn-Jhy Tseng; Min-Min Chou; Feng-Chu Lo; Hui-Yu Lai; Min-Hui Chen; Esther Shih-Chu Ho
- Book ID
- 118653645
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- Chinese
- Weight
- 275 KB
- Volume
- 72
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1726-4901
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