CLINICAL DILEMMAS ARISING FROM THE ANTENATAL DIAGNOSIS OF NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS
- 1 March 1979
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Vol. 86 (3) , 161-166
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.1979.tb10587.x
Abstract
Eight case histories are presented which demonstrate clinical problems associated with the antenatal screening for and diagnosis of neural tube defects. It is suggested how some of these problems might be avoided in future.Keywords
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