Rare major maternal complications after second trimester amniocentesis: Sequelae of avoiding a transplacental approach

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 472-473

  Tze Kin, L ^a   Tse Ngong, L ^a   Tak Yeung, L ^a   Pang Man Wah, S ^a   Wing Hung, T ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; FEMALE; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PATIENT MONITORING; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0035189872     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828x.2001.tb01337.x     Document Type: Article

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