Fetal brain death syndrome. A case report and literature review

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 217-220

  James, Susan J ^a,b  

^a JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Hunter Regional Mail Centre 2310 ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; CASE REPORT; CONVULSION; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; FETUS HYDROPS; FETUS MOVEMENT; HUMAN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031832977     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.1998.tb03007.x     Document Type: Article

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