The quality of antenatal care in Turkey and the role of ultrasonography in the antenatal care system

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 268, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 9-14

  Akhan, Süleyman Engin ^a   Nadirgil, Gülengül ^a   Tecer, Ayşegül ^a   Yüksel, Atil ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antenatal care; Routine obstetric ultrasonography; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD PRESSURE; DELIVERY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); URINALYSIS;

EID: 0037835512     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-002-0305-8     Document Type: Article

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