American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 202, Issue 5 , Pages 450.e1-450.e9 , May 2010

Preschool neurodevelopmental outcome of children following fetal myelomeningocele closure

Received 23 September 2009 ,Revised 25 January 2010 ,Accepted 2 February 2010.

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 Cite this article as: Danzer E, Gerdes M, Bebbington MW, et al. Preschool neurodevelopmental outcome of children following fetal myelomeningocele closure. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010;202:450.e1-9.

PII: S0002-9378(10)00219-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.02.014

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 202, Issue 5 , Pages 450.e1-450.e9 , May 2010

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