Prenatal diagnosis of the fetus with cystic fibrosis and meconium ileus

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 12, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 434-436

  Irish, M S ^a   Ragi, J M ^a   Karamanoukian, H ^a   Borowitz, D S ^a   Schmidt, D ^a   Glick, P L ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cystic fibrosis; DNA mutation analysis; Fetal ultrasound; Meconium ileus

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DNA DETERMINATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MECONIUM ILEUS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030819929     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01076961     Document Type: Article

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