Alfred Z. Abuhamad - First Trimester Ultrasound Diagnosis of Fetal Abnormalities

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Abuhamad, Alfred, author. | Chaoui, Rabih, author.

Title: First trimester ultrasound diagnosis of fetal abnormalities / Alfred

Abuhamad, Rabih Chaoui.

Description: 1st edition. | Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Heath, [2018] |

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2017023493 | eISBN 9781496396372

Subjects: | MESH: Fetusabnormalities | Fetal Diseasesdiagnostic imaging |

Ultrasonography, Prenatal | Pregnancy Trimester, First

Classification: LCC RG626 | NLM WQ 209 | DDC 618.3/2dc23 LC record

available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017023493

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