Fetal micrognathia: Almost always an ominous finding

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 377-384

  Paladini, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECHOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; FETUS DISEASE; HUMAN; MICROGNATHIA; PROGNOSIS;

FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MICROGNATHISM; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 77950986558     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.7639     Document Type: Review

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