A comparison of fetal echocardiography in university and health maintenance organization settings

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 234-239

  Sklansky, M ^a   Shaughnessy, R ^a   Lucas, V ^a   Kashani, I ^a   Rothman, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Fetal echocardiography; Termination of pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0034042383     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002460010047     Document Type: Article

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