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Chorionic villus sampling (CVS): World health organization european regional office (WHO/EURO) meeting statement on the use of CVS in prenatal diagnosis

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    A. M. Kuliev

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The opinions presented in this column are those of its author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the journal and its editors, publisher, and advertisers.

WHO/EURO Meeting on Risk Evaluation of CVS in association with the 6th International Conference on Early Prenatal Diagnosis of Genetic Diseases, Milan, Italy, May 18–20, 1992.

The full report can be obtained free of charge from Maternal and Child Health Programme, WHO Regional Office for Europe, 8 Scherfigsveg, DK-2100, Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Kuliev, A.M., Modell, B., Jackson, L. et al. Chorionic villus sampling (CVS): World health organization european regional office (WHO/EURO) meeting statement on the use of CVS in prenatal diagnosis. J Assist Reprod Genet 9, 299–302 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01203947

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