Routine Versus Indicated Third Trimester Ultrasound: Is a Randomized Trial Feasible?

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 113-119

  Ray, Camille Le ^a   Morin, Lucie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Low risk pregnancy; Randomized trial; Routine third trimester ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREECH PRESENTATION; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS GROWTH; FETUS MALFORMATION; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; KIDNEY MALFORMATION; LOW RISK POPULATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERINATAL CARE; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL SCREENING; RISK ASSESSMENT; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TRISOMY 21; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 66149118282     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)34094-4     Document Type: Article

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