Doppler velocimetry for fetal surveillance: Randomized clinical trials and implications for practice

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

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 387-401

  Maulik, Dev ^a   Figueroa, Reinaldo ^a  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

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EID: 79951840313     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/3-540-28903-8_26     Document Type: Chapter

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