Evaluation of pulmonary and ductal vasculature: Fetal echocardiography for evaluation of therapy for preterm labor

Doppler Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology: 2nd Revised and Enlarged Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 547-556

  Huhta, James C ^a   Tulzer, Gerald ^b   Weil Chalker, Sharon R ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS ALL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b KEPLER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Austria)

^c ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

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EID: 77957144710     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/3-540-28903-8_37     Document Type: Chapter

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