American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 198, Issue 4 , Pages 387.e1-387.e6 , April 2008

Intrahepatic vein for fetal blood sampling: one center’s experience

Presented at the 24th Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, New Orleans, LA, Feb. 2-7, 2004.

Received 6 June 2007 ,Revised 1 August 2007 ,Accepted 25 October 2007.

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 Cite this article as: Aina-Mumuney AJ, Holcroft CJ, Blakemore KJ, et al. Intrahepatic vein for fetal blood sampling: one center’s experience. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008;198:387.e1-387.e6.

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PII: S0002-9378(07)02050-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.10.806

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 198, Issue 4 , Pages 387.e1-387.e6 , April 2008

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