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Lung growth index and lung growth ratio – new ultrasound parameters for predicting neonatal survival in fetuses with isolated left sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia?

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Pages 4033-4036 | Received 07 Jan 2019, Accepted 10 Mar 2019, Published online: 25 Mar 2019

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