Miscarriage in contemporary maternal-fetal medicine: Targeting clinical dilemmas

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 491-497

  Borrell, A ^a   Stergiotou, I ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84886839442     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.12442     Document Type: Note

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