The Cornell University experience

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 217-222

  Chervenak, Frank A ^a   McCullough, Laurence B ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethical framework; Ethics; Fetal diagnosis; Fetal therapy; Fetus as a patient

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FETUS MONITORING; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNIVERSITY;

GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION;

FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; NEW YORK; PREGNANCY; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 0037626908     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000070798     Document Type: Article

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