The 18-week fetal examination and detection of anomalies

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 624-630

  Eik Nes, Sturla H ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Detection fetal anomalies; Fetal ultrasound; Second; Trimester fetal scan; Ultrasound education

Indexed keywords

DIASONOGRAPH; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FETUS MALFORMATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; ULTRASOUND SCANNER; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; PROCEDURES; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; STANDARDS;

CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 77954097697     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.2576     Document Type: Review

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