Absent end-diastolic velocity in the umbilical artery and its clinical significance

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

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 375-386

  Maulik, Dev ^a   Figueroa, Reinaldo ^a  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

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EID: 84892268484     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/3-540-28903-8_25     Document Type: Chapter

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