Amniotic band syndrome in triplet pregnancy

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 351-353

  Suzuki, Shunji ^a   Yoneyama, Yoshio ^a   Sawa, Rintaro ^a   Sinagawa, Toshiya ^a   Hayashi, Takashi ^a   Araki, Tsutomu ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amniotic band syndrome; Encephalocele; Triplet pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNION; AMNION BAND SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENCEPHALOCELE; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033427151     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000020957     Document Type: Article

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