Ultrasound determination of foetal gender: Accuracy and social implications

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 225-227

  Nzeh, D A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DETERMINATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX DETERMINATION (ANALYSIS); SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0030124073     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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