Prenatal diagnosis of beta-thalassemia. A study based in Calabria;Diagnosi prenatale di beta-talassemia: Esperienza in Calabria

Minerva Ginecologica

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 251-256

  Morelli, M ^a   Zullo, F ^a   Noia, R ^a   Corea, D ^a   Arduino, B ^a   Piccione, F ^a,b   Mastrantonio, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Beta thalassemia; Chorionic villi sampling; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

BETA-THALASSEMIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0035430497     PISSN: 00264784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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