The influence of ethnic origin on first trimester biochemical markers of chromosomal abnormalities
β Scribed by Kevin Spencer; Charas Y. T. Ong; Adolfo W. J. Liao; Kypros H. Nicolaides
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 62 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0197-3851
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