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Obstetric aspects of prenatal diagnostic methods

  • Prenatal And Perinatal Diagnosis
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Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease

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The vast improvements in ultrasound technology have proved to be an important starting point for invasive investigative procedures in obstetrics. These methods not only allow a more precise diagnosis to be made but also offer considerable scope forin utero therapy.

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  1. The Department of Midwifery, The Queen Mother's Hospital, G3 8SH, Yorkhill, Glasgow, Scotland

    M. J. Whittle, D. H. Gilmore & M. B. McNay

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Whittle, M.J., Gilmore, D.H. & McNay, M.B. Obstetric aspects of prenatal diagnostic methods. J Inherit Metab Dis 12 (Suppl 1), 97–104 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01799289

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