Prenatal detection of congenital inherited cataracts

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 62-63

  Drysdale, K ^a   Kyle, P M ^b   Sepulveda, W ^b,c  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN CHARLOTTE S AND CHELSEA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c CLÍNICA LAS CONDES   (Chile)

Author keywords

Cataracts; Fetal eye; Prenatal diagnosis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL CATARACT; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LENS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

CATARACT; EYE; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PEDIGREE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0030994744     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1997.09010062.x     Document Type: Article

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