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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Sonographic Assessment of the Umbilical Cord

Mladen Predanic

Citation Information : Predanic M. Sonographic Assessment of the Umbilical Cord. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2009; 3 (2):48-57.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10009-1014

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 01-03-2010

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2009; The Author(s).


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