The influence of prenatal ultrasound on the prevalence of congenital anomalies at birth

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 623-628

  Zimmer, Etan Z ^a   Avraham, Z ^a   Sujoy, P ^a   Goldstein, I ^a   Bronshtein, M ^a  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Fetal malformations; Prenatal diagnosis; Termination of pregnancy; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS MALFORMATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STILLBIRTH;

ABNORMALITIES; ABORTION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, MUNICIPAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ISRAEL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0031010308     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0223(199707)17:7<623::AID-PD123>3.0.CO;2-J     Document Type: Article

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