The accuracy of ultrasound in the diagnosis of congenital abnormalities

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 16-18

  Munim, Shama ^a   Nadeem, Salva ^a   Ali Khuwaja, Nadya ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATION; CONGENITAL DISORDER; CONSANGUINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY ANOMALY; PAKISTAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; STILLBIRTH; ULTRASOUND; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; ECHOGRAPHY; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASE; NEWBORN; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASES; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 33644851843     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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