Prognosis of spina bifida in the era of prenatal diagnosis and termination of pregnancy

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 68-74

  Aguilera, Susana ^a   Soothill, Peter ^a   Denbow, Mark ^a   Pople, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Prenatal diagnosis; Prognosis; Spina bifida

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SPINA BIFIDA;

ABORTION, INDUCED; COMORBIDITY; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM;

EID: 70350786398     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000238116     Document Type: Article

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