The prognosis of fetuses with a shortened femur and humerus length before 20 weeks of gestation

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 119-122

  Fukada, Y ^a   Yasumizu, T ^a   Takizawa, M ^a   Amemiya, A ^a   Hoshi, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chromosomal abnormality; Prenatal diagnosis; Short extremities; Structural malformation; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMUR; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMERUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0030695167     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(97)00131-8     Document Type: Article

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