Ethics in fetal medicine

Bailliere's Best Practice and Research in Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 491-502

  Chervenak, Frank A ^a   McCullough, Laurence B ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Consenting; Ethics; Fetal patient; Routine ultrasound

Indexed keywords

FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICAL ETHICS; OBSTETRIC CARE; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033369293     PISSN: 15216934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/beog.1999.0044     Document Type: Article

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