Prenatal ultrasound exposure and children's school performance at age 15-16: Follow-up of a randomized controlled trial

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 297-303

  Stalberg K ^a   Axelsson, O ^a   Haglund, B ^a,b   Hultman, C M ^a,c   Lambe, M ^c   Kieler, H ^a,d  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d Network for Pharmacoepidemiology Foundation   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Prenatal ultrasound; Randomized controlled trial; School performance

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SWEDEN; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 69949099070     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.7332     Document Type: Article

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