Critical heart defects - The diagnostic challenge

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 97, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1480-1483

  Meberg, Alf ^a  

^a VESTFOLD HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

Author keywords

Clinical examination; Congenital heart defect; Echocardiography; Fetal ultrasound imaging; Pulse oximetry

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS HEART; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; REVIEW;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MASS SCREENING; OXIMETRY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 53749089262     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.00975.x     Document Type: Review

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