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Ultrasound screening for pyelectasis in pregnant women. Clinical necessity or “art for art’s sake”? Cover

Ultrasound screening for pyelectasis in pregnant women. Clinical necessity or “art for art’s sake”?

By: Piotr Szkodziak  
Open Access
|Aug 2018

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15557/jou.2018.0022 | Journal eISSN: 2451-070X | Journal ISSN: 2084-8404
Language: English
Page range: 152 - 157
Submitted on: Jan 3, 2018
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Accepted on: Jun 29, 2018
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Published on: Aug 31, 2018
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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