Does a prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease alter short-term outcome?

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 237-241

  Copel, J A ^a   Tan, A S A ^b   Kleinman, C S ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Outcomes analysis; Prenatal diagnosis; Prenatal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART SINGLE VENTRICLE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL HEART; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREGNANCY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0030721675     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1997.10040237.x     Document Type: Article

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