Prenatal ultrasonographic prediction of homozygous α-thalassemia disease at midpregnancy

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 156-157

  Li, Qiuming ^a   Wei, Jiaxue ^a   Li, Dongzhi ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU MATERNAL AND NEONATAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Cardiothoracic ratio; Hemoglobin Bart disease; Prenatal ultrasonographic evaluation; thalassemia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORPHOMETRICS; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34247178012     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2007.01.017     Document Type: Article

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