Maternal factors and associated anomalies in NTD fetuses from Tunisia

• Authors: Tanya Kitova , Emiliya Karaslavova , Aida Masmoudi , Soumeya Gaigi
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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Keywords

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Neural tube defects (NTD); Consanguinity; Amniotic fluid; Seasons; Mother’s age

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Open Medicine
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 8
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 707-712

Dates

published

1 - 12 - 2013

online

6 - 12 - 2013

Contributors

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Tanya Kitova

• Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Medical University — Plovdiv, Plovdiv, 4000, 15A Vassil Aprilov Street, Bulgaria

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Emiliya Karaslavova

• Faculty of Biology, University of Plovdiv “Paisii Hilendarski”, Plovdiv, 4000, 24 Tsar Asen Street, Bulgaria

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Aida Masmoudi

• Department of Fetopathology and Embryology, Center of Maternity and Neonatology, Tunis, 1007, Rabta, Tunisia

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Soumeya Gaigi

• Department of Fetopathology and Embryology, Center of Maternity and Neonatology, Tunis, 1007, Rabta, Tunisia

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/s11536-013-0238-6