American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 185, Issue 5 , Pages 1035-1038 , November 2001

The clinical significance of fetal echogenic bowel

Presented at the Twenty-first Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Reno, Nev, February 5-10, 2001.

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PII: S0002-9378(01)13061-9

doi: 10.1067/mob.2001.117671

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 185, Issue 5 , Pages 1035-1038 , November 2001

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