Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 48, Issue 3 , Pages 210-217 , September 2009

Prenatal Sonographic Features of Fetuses in Trisomy 13 Pregnancies (I)

  • Chih-Ping Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Medical Research, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Biotechnology, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan
    • School of Chinese Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
    • Institute of Clinical and Community Health Nursing, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • 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 12 August 2009.

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Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 48, Issue 3 , Pages 210-217 , September 2009

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