How to perform an amniocentesis

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 727-731

  Cruz Lemini, M ^a   Parra Saavedra, M ^a   Borobio, V ^a   Bennasar, M ^a   Gonce A ^a   Martinez J M ^a   Borrell, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMNIOCENTESIS; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES;

AMNIOCENTESIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 84914098019     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.14680     Document Type: Article

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