Prognostic significance of unexplained elevated amniotic fluid alpha-fetoprotein
β Scribed by Katharine D. Wenstrom; John Owen; Richard O. Davis; Cynthia G. Brumfield
- Book ID
- 116039192
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 426 KB
- Volume
- 87
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0029-7844
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