Progress in Pediatric Cardiology
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 61-70 , May 2006

Clarifying anatomical complexity: Diagnosing heterotaxy syndrome in the fetus

  • Meryl S. Cohen

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doi: 10.1016/j.ppedcard.2006.01.006

Progress in Pediatric Cardiology
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 61-70 , May 2006

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