Fetal echocardiographic screening of diabetic pregnancies for congenital heart disease

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 59-62

  Gladman, Gordon ^a   McCrindle, Brian W ^a   Boutin, Christine ^a   Smallhorn, Jeffrey F ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; fetal echocardiography; gestational diabetes; hemoglobin A1c

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FETUS; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 0031056731     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-994098     Document Type: Article

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