Echocardiographic anatomy in the fetus

Echocardiographic Anatomy in the Fetus

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1-224

  Chiappa, Enrico M ^a   Cook, Andrew C ^b   Botta, Gianni ^c   Silverman, Norman H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Fetal and Maternal Pathology   (Italy)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 84892341751     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-88-470-0573-0     Document Type: Book

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