Routine ultrasound for pregnancy termination requests increases women's choice and reduces inappropriate treatments

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 79-82

  McGalliard, Catherine ^a,c   Gaudoin, Marco ^b  

^a ROYAL ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 1242351806     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2004.00014.x     Document Type: Article

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