Test characteristics of placental location screening by transabdominal ultrasound at 18-20 weeks

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 944-949

  Olive, E C ^a,b,d   Roberts, C L ^a,b   Nassar, N ^a   Algert, C S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^d ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Placenta previa; Placenta os measurement; Placental location; Prenatal ultrasonography; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS MALFORMATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLACENTA LOCALIZATION; PLACENTA PREVIA; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PLACENTA PREVIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 33845903822     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.3873     Document Type: Article

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