Prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart defects - A population based study

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-52

  Nikkilä, Annamari ^a   Björkhem, Gudrun ^a   Källén, Bengt ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LUND   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Congenital heart defects; Prenatal; Ultrasound diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SWEDEN;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; FETAL HEART; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREVALENCE; SWEDEN; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 33847204689     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2006.00023.x     Document Type: Article

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