VP13.13: Prenatal ultrasound features of congenital spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia: a poorly understood bone disease
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عنوان ژورنال: Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0960-7692,1469-0705
DOI: 10.1002/uog.22522