Nuchal translucency and the risk of congenital heart disease [5]

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1456-1457

  Simpson, Lynn L ^a   Malone, Fergal D ^b   Saade, George R ^c   D'Alton, Mary E ^a  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEUPLOIDY; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CYSTIC LYMPHANGIOMA; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LETTER; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 34249901287     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000267188.20278.b0     Document Type: Letter

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