A comparative study of routine versus selective fetal anomaly ultrasound scanning

Journal of Medical Screening

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 6-10

  Long, G ^a   Sprigg, A ^a  

^a JESSOP HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost analysis; Fetal anomaly; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS MALFORMATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRENATAL SCREENING;

EID: 0031776692     PISSN: 09691413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jms.5.1.6     Document Type: Article

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