Progress in Pediatric Cardiology
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 53-60 , May 2006

Hypoplastic left heart syndrome in the fetus: Diagnostic features prior to birth and their impact on postnatal outcome

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doi: 10.1016/j.ppedcard.2006.01.005

Progress in Pediatric Cardiology
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 53-60 , May 2006

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