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WHEN, HOW AND WHERE TO DELIVER THE FETUS WITH MAJOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2014

MARGARITA BARTSOTA ,
NICOLA JUDD  and
JULENE S CARVALHO
MARGARITA BARTSOTA
Affiliation:
Brompton Centre for Fetal Cardiology, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK.
NICOLA JUDD
Affiliation:
Fetal Medicine Unit, St George's Hospital, London, UK.
JULENE S CARVALHO*
Affiliation:
St George’s, University of London, London, UK.
*
Dr Julene S Carvalho, MD, PhD, FRCPCH, Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, London SW3 6NP, UK. Email: [email protected]
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Fetal and Maternal Medicine Review , Volume 25 , Issue 2 , May 2014 , pp. 79 - 94
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