Eurofetus: An evaluation of routine ultrasound screening for the detection of fetal defects aims and method

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 847, Issue , 1998, Pages 103-117

  Levi, Salvator ^a,b   Montenegro, Nuno Aires ^a,b  

^a BRUGMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGENITAL DISORDER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EUROPE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

EID: 0031849245     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1998.tb08931.x     Document Type: Article

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