Clinical end users worldwide show poor knowledge regarding safety issues of ultrasound during pregnancy

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 499-501

  Sheiner, Eyal ^a   Abramowicz, Jacques S ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 41749107377     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2008.27.4.499     Document Type: Editorial

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