Routine ultrasound scanning in first trimester: What are the risks?

Seminars in Ultrasound CT and MRI

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 387-391

  Barnett, Stanley B ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

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Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; BRAIN; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SOFT TISSUE; ULTRASOUND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036817977     PISSN: 08872171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-2171(02)90009-0     Document Type: Article

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