What Parents Are Told After Prenatal Diagnosis of a Sex Chromosome Abnormality: Interview and Questionnaire Study
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What parents are told after prenatal diagnosis of a sex chromosome abnormality: interview and questionnaire study.
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عنوان ژورنال: Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0029-7828
DOI: 10.1097/00006254-200108000-00007