Postnatal outcome of fetal hydronephrosis: Implications for prenatal counselling

Indian Journal of Urology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 60-62

  Babu, Ramesh ^a   Sai, Venkata ^a  

^a SRI RAMACHANDRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antenatal counselling; Fetal ultrasound; Hydronephrosis

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

EID: 77950592670     PISSN: 09701591     EISSN: 19983824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-1591.60446     Document Type: Article

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