Severity of non-immune hydrops fetalis at birth continues to predict survival despite advances in perinatal care

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 380-382

  Simpson, Judith H ^a   McDevitt, Helen ^a   Young, David ^a   Cameron, Alan D ^a  

^a QUEEN MOTHER S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Liveborn non immune hydrops fetalis

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FETUS HYDROPS; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; PERINATAL CARE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURVIVAL;

FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HYDROPS FETALIS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 33745055804     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000092469     Document Type: Review

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