Evidence-based medicine and fetal treatment: How to get involved

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 610-613

  Chescheir, Nancy C ^a   D'Alton, Mary ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HIGH RISK PATIENT; MENINGOMYELOCELE; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 23944502803     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000174584.72261.b6     Document Type: Review

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