Screening for congenital malformations by ultrasonography in the general population of pregnant women: Factors affecting the efficacy

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1092-1098

  Tabor, Ann ^a,b   Zdravkovic, Milica ^a   Perslev, Annette ^a   Møller, Lars Krag ^a   Pedersen, Beth Lilja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Antenatal diagnosis; Clinical risk management; Congenital malformations; Screening; Second trimester; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS MALFORMATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL STAFF; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKLOAD;

ABNORMALITIES; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MASS SCREENING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0344515501     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1600-0412.2003.00238.x     Document Type: Article

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