'Ceci n'est pas une échographie': A plea for quality assessment in prenatal ultrasound

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-5

  Ville, Y ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER INTERCOMMUNAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMETRY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EDITORIAL; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS MALFORMATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALPRACTICE; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCREENING TEST; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 38949151049     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.5248     Document Type: Editorial

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