Transvaginal Amniotic Puncture for Cytogenetic Evaluation of Missed Abortions

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 217-220

  Zilberstein, Moshe ^a   Seibel, Machelle M ^a  

^a Faulkner Reproductive Medicine Ctr   (United States)

Author keywords

Amniocentesis; Cytogenetic analysis; Missed abortion

Indexed keywords

AMNIOCENTESIS; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MISSED ABORTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030684156     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: 1423002X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000291531     Document Type: Article

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