Cost-effectiveness of one-stage ultrasound screening in pregnancy: A report from the Helsinki ultrasound trial

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 309-314

  Leivo, T ^a,b   Tuominen, R ^a   Saari Kemppainen, A ^a   Ylostalo P ^a   Karjalainen, O ^a   Heinonen, O P ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Department of Public Health ^*  (Finland)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Ultrasound screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FETUS DISEASE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ABNORMALITIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0030140210     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1996.07050309.x     Document Type: Article

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