Improving patients' knowledge of the fetal anomaly scan

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 740-744

  Smith, R P ^a   Titmarsh, S ^a   Overton, T G ^a  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anomaly; Fetus; Information; Knowledge; Patient; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS MALFORMATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDWIFE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; QUESTIONNAIRES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 10644269418     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.1727     Document Type: Article

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