Unnecessary use of ultrasound in pregnancy should be avoided: Probably safe, but new evidence suggests caution

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 65-67

  Westin, Steinar ^a   Bakketeig, Leiv S ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; FETUS MONITORING; HANDEDNESS; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SAFETY; SCREENING;

EID: 0038125559     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02813430310000302311     Document Type: Editorial

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