Marfan syndrome in pregnancy: A case report

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 356-358

  Keskin, H Levent ^a   Mungan, Tamer ^a   Aktepe Keskin, Esra ^a   Güngör, Tayfun ^a  

^a Education and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; INSULIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; DIET THERAPY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MARFAN SYNDROME; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0036765328     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2002.356     Document Type: Article

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