Doppler velocimetry and multiple gestation

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

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 313-330

  Gaziano, Emanuel P ^a   Harkness, Ursula F ^b  

^a ABBOTT NORTHWESTERN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/3-540-28903-8_20     Document Type: Chapter

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