Evaluation of Prenatally Diagnosed Structural Congenital Anomalies

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 875-881

  Gagnon, Alain ^a   Wilson, R Douglas ^a   Allen, Victoria M ^a   Audibert, François ^a   Blight, Claire ^a   Brock, Jo Ann ^a   Désilets, Valerie A ^a   Johnson, Jo Ann ^a   Langlois, Sylvie ^a   Murphy Kaulbeck, Lynn ^a   Wyatt, Philip ^a  

^a NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Congenital anomalies; Fetal anomalies; Obstetrical ultrasound; Syndromes

Indexed keywords

ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CANADA; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOME DUPLICATION; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FAMILY COUNSELING; FAMILY STRESS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS MALFORMATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMAN; MATERNAL STRESS; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEWBORN DEATH; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; STILLBIRTH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE; CONGENITAL DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; PREGNANCY; REVIEW;

CANADA; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 75449099812     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)34307-9     Document Type: Article

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