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Systematic review of the effectiveness of antenatal intervention for the treatment of congenital lower urinary tract obstruction

  1. RK Morris1,
  2. GL Malin2,
  3. KS Khan1,
  4. MD Kilby1,2

Article first published online: 8 FEB 2010

DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2010.02500.x

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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Volume 117, Issue 4, pages 382–390, March 2010

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Morris, R., Malin, G., Khan, K. and Kilby, M. (2010), Systematic review of the effectiveness of antenatal intervention for the treatment of congenital lower urinary tract obstruction. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 117: 382–390. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2010.02500.x

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  1. 1

    School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK

  2. 2

    Department of Fetal Medicine, Birmingham Women’s Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK

*Prof. MD Kilby, Department of Fetal Medicine, Birmingham Women’s Foundation Trust, Metchley Park Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TG, UK. Email m.d.kilby@bham.ac.uk

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  1. Issue published online: 8 FEB 2010
  2. Article first published online: 8 FEB 2010
  3. Accepted 13 December 2009.

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