Safety Assurance in Obstetrical Ultrasound

Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 156-164

  Miller, Douglas L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS RISK; HUMAN; OBSTETRIC CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SAFETY; STANDARD;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; ULTRASONICS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 40749109406     PISSN: 08872171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.sult.2007.12.003     Document Type: Article

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