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American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 203, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-2

  Moise Jr , Kenneth J ^a   Johnson, Anthony ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMNION FLUID; DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; EDITORIAL; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETAL THERAPY; FETOSCOPY; FETUS SURGERY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRACHEA; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME; TWINS; ULTRASOUND;

FEMALE; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 77953901567     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.12.002     Document Type: Editorial

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