Reducing the cost of detection of congenital heart disease in fetuses of women with pregestational diabetes mellitus

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 676-682

  Bernard, L S ^a   Ramos, G A ^b   Fines, V ^c   Hull, A D ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Norton Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialists   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital; Diabetes; Disease; Echocardiogram; Fetal; Heart

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS MONITORING; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CALIFORNIA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETAL HEART; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN DIABETICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 66449090095     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.6302     Document Type: Article

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