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

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Ultrasonographic Signs of Poor Pregnancy Outcome

Lucía Serrano-González, María Martinez-Moya, María Platero-Mihi, José Bajo-Arenas, Tirso Perez-Medina

Keywords : Abortion,Doppler ultrasonography,Missed abortion,Transvaginal ultrasonography

Citation Information : Serrano-González L, Martinez-Moya M, Platero-Mihi M, Bajo-Arenas J, Perez-Medina T. Ultrasonographic Signs of Poor Pregnancy Outcome. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2017; 11 (1):44-58.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10009-1503

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 01-09-2015

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


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Serrano-González L, Martinez-Moya M, Platero-Mihi M, Bajo-Arenas J, Perez-Medina T. Ultrasonographic Signs of Poor Pregnancy Outcome. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2017;11(1):44-58.

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