Transabdominal chorionic villus sampling: Method, safety and accuracy

Danish Medical Bulletin

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 402-411

  Smidt Jensen, Steen ^a,b,c  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMNIOCENTESIS; CHORION VILLUS SAMPLING; CYTOGENETICS; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; FEMALE; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; FETUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; KARYOTYPING; MOSAICISM; NEWBORN; REVIEW;

ABDOMEN; CHORIONIC VILLI SAMPLING; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0031679530     PISSN: 09078916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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