Prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 17, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 1283-1298

  Gembruch, Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Fetal echocardiography; Four chamber view; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0031473004     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0223(199712)17:13<1283::AID-PD296>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Review

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