Mass screening for fetal malformations: The Eurofetus study

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 555-558

  Levi, S ^a,b  

^a BRUGMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDITORIAL; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS MALFORMATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NEWBORN SURGERY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; UROGENITAL TRACT MALFORMATION;

ABNORMALITIES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MASS SCREENING; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0346333064     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.935     Document Type: Editorial

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