Obstetric ultrasonography in low-income countries

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 250-255

  Seffah, Joseph D ^a   Adanu, Richard M K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Low income countries; Obstetric ultrasonography; Perinatal mortality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; COST; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FETUS DEATH; FETUS DISTRESS; FETUS GROWTH; FETUS MALFORMATION; FETUS MONITORING; FETUS OUTCOME; GENETIC DISORDER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; LAPAROTOMY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL EXPERT; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OBSTETRIC CARE; OBSTETRICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOLOGIST; SURGICAL APPROACH; TRAINING; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND SCANNER; UTERUS BLEEDING;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; MATERNAL WELFARE; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 67650805610     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GRF.0b013e3181a4c2d5     Document Type: Article

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