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VOLUME 11 , ISSUE 1 ( January-March, 2017 ) > List of Articles

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Early Fetal Echocardiography

Pilar Prats, Carmina Comas

Keywords : Congenital heart defects,Doppler,Fetal echocardiography,Transvaginal scan

Citation Information : Prats P, Comas C. Early Fetal Echocardiography. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2017; 11 (1):29-43.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10009-1502

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 01-09-2015

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2017; The Author(s).


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Comas C, Prats P. Early Fetal Echocardiography. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2017;11(1):29-43.

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