The effect of high altitude on birth weight, placental weight and placental histology

Biomedical Research (India)

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 41-47

  Ali, K Z M ^a   Raoof, A M S ^a   Khan, Abrar A ^a   Morad, N ^a   Ali, M E ^a   Dickson, G R ^b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cytotrophoblasts; Placenta; Syncytial knots

Indexed keywords

EID: 0343215035     PISSN: 0970938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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