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Prenatal Diagnosis, Where and How: No Way Out?

Franco Borruto, Alain Treisser, Ciro Comparetto

Keywords : Amniocentesis,Cell-free fetal DNA,First trimester screening,Pregnancy,Prenatal diagnosis

Citation Information : Borruto F, Treisser A, Comparetto C. Prenatal Diagnosis, Where and How: No Way Out?. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2014; 8 (3):293-310.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10009-1368

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 01-06-2015

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2014; The Author(s).


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Borruto F, Treisser A, Comparetto C. Prenatal Diagnosis, Where and How: No Way Out? Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2014;8(3):293-310.


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