Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 46, Issue 3 , Pages 199-208 , September 2007

Prenatal Diagnosis of Iniencephaly

  • Chih-Ping Chen

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Chih-Ping Chen, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, 92, Section 2, Chung-Shan North Road, Taipei, Taiwan

,Accepted 31 July 2007.

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PII: S1028-4559(08)60021-2

doi: 10.1016/S1028-4559(08)60021-2

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 46, Issue 3 , Pages 199-208 , September 2007

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