Fetal echocardiography: State of the art of the state of the heart

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 277-284

  Chaoui, R ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDITORIAL; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FETUS HEART; HEART DISEASE; LUNG; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND;

DIABETES MELLITUS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0035002064     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.2001.00413.x     Document Type: Editorial

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