Urologic anomalies and two-vessel umbilical cords: What are the implications?

Current Urology Reports

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 146-150

  Johnson, Christopher W ^a   Tennenbaum, Steven Y ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Congenital Malformation; Maternal Smoking; Obstet Gynecol; Umbilical Artery; Umbilical Cord

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; FETUS DISEASE; HUMAN; KARYOTYPING; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; UMBILICAL CORD; UROGENITAL TRACT MALFORMATION; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; KARYOTYPING; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; UMBILICAL CORD; UROGENITAL ABNORMALITIES;

EID: 0037714286     PISSN: 15272737     EISSN: 15346285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11934-003-0042-y     Document Type: Article

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