Is an ultrasound assessment of gestational age at the first antenatal visit of value? A randomised clinical trial

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 106, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1273-1279

  Crowther, Caroline A ^a   Kornman, Louise ^a   O’callaghan, Stephen ^a   George, Korula ^a   Furness, Margaret ^a   Willson, Kristyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MATERNAL SERUM; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PARITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0032795169     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1999.tb08181.x     Document Type: Article

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