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Ultrasound assessment of fetal hearing response to vibroacoustic stimulation

Ratan DasDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Malda Medical College, Malda, India;
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Narayan JanaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Chittaranjan Seva Sadan College of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Child Health, Kolkata, India; Correspondence[email protected]
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Nalini AroraDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, ESI-PGIMSR and ESIC Medical College, Kolkata, India;
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Sohini SenguptaDepartment of Radiodiagnosis, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, India
Pages 2326-2332 | Received 10 Jun 2018, Accepted 12 Nov 2018, Published online: 08 Jan 2019

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