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Predicting Obstetric Vasculopathies through Study of Diastolic Notch and other Indices of Resistance to Blood Flow in Uterine Artery

Pankaj Desai

Citation Information : Desai P. Predicting Obstetric Vasculopathies through Study of Diastolic Notch and other Indices of Resistance to Blood Flow in Uterine Artery. Int J Infertil Fetal Med 2013; 4 (1):24-30.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10016-1056

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 01-12-2015

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2013; The Author(s).


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Desai P. Predicting Obstetric Vasculopathies through Study of Diastolic Notch and other Indices of Resistance to Blood Flow in Uterine Artery. Int J Infertility Fetal Med 2013;4(1):24-30.


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